Death of Letha Flower at 59 in Mount Vernon Ill.
Letha Flower died at 11 am Saturday at 4902 North 11th Street Mount Vernon Illinois aged 59 years and 16 days. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 pm Lesser Baptist Church with Rev Bird Green officiating. Burial Maple Hill Cemetery Lesser. She was born February 16 1898 in Hamilton County daughter of Isaac and Nancy Butler. Survived by two sons Bert Doc Kennedy and Harvey Flower and three daughters Evelyn Riggs Ruby Pearson and Mary K Flower, four grandchildren and six stepchildren.
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Inez Voightman Dies in Benton At 64
Inez Fitzgerald Voightman, 64, a former Mt. Vernon resident, died suddenly Friday night at her Benton home in the Dietz apartments. She had moved from Mt. Vernon to Benton last October. Funeral services were held today at Mitchell Funeral Home in Benton.
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Hold California Murder Suspect In Hillsboro Jail
A California man, James Leon Hubler, 33, from Fontana, was arrested by the FBI and Montgomery County authorities in Hillsboro, Illinois, after a routine check found he was visiting relatives. He is wanted on a murder charge for the beating death of his wife Marie, 31, in Inglewood California, last month. He remains held for California authorities.
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Hospital Notes Good Samaritan Admitted Names List
A hospital notes listing numerous admitted patients from Good Samaritan and Jefferson Memorial. Names include John Edler Carl Warner Mrs Madge Miller Benton Gregory Ernest Smith Kendil Hobbs Mrs Catherine Cegenske Burton Dunbar Mrs Joan Lemay Mrs Nettle MEER Mrs Alvadean Highland and baby Brenda Faith Richard Jones Robert Regen Bart Master Daniel McCarthy Fred Hart Mrs Betty Ross and baby Julie Ann Master David Laird Master Jeffrey Laird Master James Pottott Howard Go Mrs Anna Simpson Mrs Lowry Mrs Lucy Shelton Mrs Hazel Wyman Master Clarence Brien Hubert Danner Mrs Lillie Minor Miss Phyllis Hustedde Irl Davis Mrs Jennie Allen Mrs Norma Pace and baby Carol Ann Master Robert Holman Mrs Bessie Wolfe Mrs Frances Manion and baby Jeffrey Lynn Mrs Virginia Webster Curran Puckett. Jefferson Memorial Admitted Mrs Edith Hill Mrs Penel Scotton Mrs Lora Tay Dirchurg Mrs Margarite Douglas Melvin Rubenacker Mc Leansboro Mrs Edna Hart Dahlgren
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Jennie Allen
Norma Pace
Carol Ann
Robert Holman
Bessie Wolfe
Frances Manion
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Virginia Webster
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Orfich Matches Sweater Cramento Calif W State Return
The item notes a return to the capital after a six week recess. A secretary recalls his office as “a shade of green” reflecting personal taste while a state official effect of the retreat is implied. The fragment references a local California setting and political action.
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Emancipated Womanhood as Step Toward Parity
Ruth Millett argues that American men and women share the same world as equality grows. Traditional mysteries fade as both spouses work, with partnerships replacing separate spheres. Mutual understanding replaces pedestal dynamics, fostering companionship over difference. All rights reserved NEA Service.
Hollywood stars plot TV spectacles and rising faces
NEA report outlines Bob Hope plan for a TV spectacular and a push to groom 140 young personalities as marquee names. Joan Fontaine leaves for a three month location stint with Collier Young, while Rudy Vallee’s life story returns to the screen with Oscar Brodney reworking plots for a new musical. Gloria de Haven asks Carter de Haven about joining her in a new night club act as Bob Taylor pilots a twin engined plane for a scene. Yvonne Lime, rejected for a TV wife role, reflects on age and innocence in casting decisions.
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DeValera at 74 in run for Irish premiership
In Dublin tension rises on election eve as Eamon de Valera aged 74 campaigns to regain the premiership with Fianna Fail leading a national vote to be held Tuesday. Sinn Fein backs a 19-candidate slate while IRA actions loom over the republic’s politics and border fears. An American Irish supporter, John Lafferty of Chicago, attends Sinn Fein rallies urging unity.
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Detroit Firemen Ride Cabs To Fire
Detroit firemen reported to a four alarm blaze using 116 taxicabs to reach a two story building causing about 50000 dollars in damage. Fire Chief Edward J. Blohm said the fire was still burning when a new shift arrived at 8 a.m. with trucks and equipment at the scene. Firefighters used taxis to travel to and from their stations and a city taxicab cost tally was not yet available.
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Brenda Frazier Takes A Husband
Brenda Frazier Kelly, once New York's famed debutante of the late 1930s, wed Robert Chatfield-Taylor at her Cape Cod home. Both were twice married. Brenda divorced John Kelly last April and Chatfield-Taylor recently divorced Eleanor Bangs in Nevada. Brenda previously inherited 1.4 million dollars plus lifetime interest on 2 million.
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Ben-Gurion Orders Gaza Withdrawal Amid Coalition Tensions
Israel’s prime minister announced a rapid Gaza withdrawal this week despite coalition leaders threatening to quit. He reported to Knesset after issuing the order, stating new clarifications from the United States influenced the go-ahead. This move, unprecedented in Israel’s nine-year history, followed days of cabinet talks and international pressure.
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Turncoat Says He Made Mistakes
Oklahoma City welcomed Samuel David Hawkins, a former American soldier who stayed with the Red Chinese after the Korean War, visiting his mother for the first time in seven years. He told reporters that he hopes to help others avoid his mistakes. Born after his 17th birthday, he was captured by Communists two months after turning 17 and had not seen his mother since age 16.
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Two Airmen And Small Boy Killed In Illinois Crash
In Illinois near Chanute Air Force Base a head on collision killed two Air Force enlisted men and a baby Sunday night. Four other airmen were injured. Victims were AIC Laven Reynolds 27 from Burnsville and his wife’s infant son, and Robert A. Fish of Mason Michigan. The crash happened on U S Route 45 about 144 miles north of Rantoul as Reynolds returned home from taking his wife to Chanute AFB hospital for delivery of a second child.
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Another Gabor Wedding Repeats The Family Pattern
In New York Jolie Gabor, mother of the famous Gabor sisters, wed Edmond de Szigethy in a civil ceremony marking her third marriage. The 54 year old described herself as the happiest woman, while de Szigethy, 47, a recent refugee from Hungary, plans to start a textile business soon.
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Missing Tot Found in Vacant Bellmawr House
A four year old girl, Ma Jane Barker, was found dead in a vacant Bellmawr, New Jersey, ranch house after a weeklong search. Authorities said death likely due to fright and starvation from being trapped. Police Chief Edward Garrity announced no signs of foul play or sexual assault.
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Demand Public Bus Service For Church School
Augusta Maine parents of 600 Roman Catholic parochial students pressed Mayor Carey to provide public school bus service or face transferring children to crowded public schools. Leaders including millhand William H Bean presented a petition as city boards weigh action after the council refused parochial bus funding. A March 11 deadline was set for action. failure could push children into crowded public schools and force double classes, according to Superintendent Perry Shibles.
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Alaska Airlines DC4 Crash Kills Five Passengers and Crew
A DC4 crash in the Olympic Mountains killed five aboard Alaska Airlines. Constance Reppert, 24, and Le Roy Kelley, 39, were the only other passengers. Capt. Larry Currie, Seattle, pilot, co-pilot Lyle Edwards of Seattle, and Stewardess Elizabeth Goods of Roblin, Manitoba, also died.
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Grace Kelly's Baby Baptized in Monaco Cathedral
Princess Caroline, six weeks old, daughter of Prince Rainier II and Princess Grace, was baptized Sunday at Monaco’s Roman Catholic cathedral. Four bishops and 15 priests participated as guests included Princess Grace's parents and John B. Kelly of Philadelphia amid foreign diplomats.
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Navy Sidewinder test at China Lake demonstrated missiles
A Navy public demonstration at China Lake showcased the Sidewinder air to air missile with a first shot scoring a hit on a target over the sea. Navy spokesmen described the Sidewinder as a deadly, guided missile extending fighter and bomber kill range. Newsmen witnessed a fighter launch 194 Mighty Mouse rockets in one pass, the most in a single salvo ever. Weather notes report freezing cold across Illinois with low 20s to mid 20s and a forecast of single digit drops over several days.
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Marion Woman Goes On Trial For Killing Husband
Mrs. Oulda Cannon, 30, mother of two, goes on trial in Marion Illinois for murder in the fatal gunshot of her husband Raymond Cannon, 31, shot in his sleep August 31 at their home ten miles southwest of Marion. State's Attorney Carl Sneed says she claimed he slapped her around. Judge Harold Zimmer presides as 90 jurors are summoned today and 90 more on Tuesday.
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Brothers Cars Collide, One Soldier Dies in Fort Smith
Fort Smith Ark Special ist 2, C Glenn C Brown 23 on leave from Texas died after an auto collision with his brother Sunday. Brown was thrown from his car when struck by an auto driven by Jerry Brown 21 on a Fort Smith street. Jerry Brown uninjured was held for questioning.
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Five Day Forecast For Mixed Conditions Ahead
A variable forecast shows mild normals in the north and south with temperatures from 52 to 31. Expect light precipitation from one tenth to a quarter inch, with snow flurries in northern areas and rain in southern sections later in the week. Colder conditions Tuesday and Tuesday night.
Apply for a life insurance plan for seniors in Kansas City
Seniors aged 60 to 80 can request free information on affordable life insurance with no obligation. Respond by mail to Old American Life Insurance, 3 Dept L312B, Kansas City, MO, for details.
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