Murder Day At Belleville Eight Indicted For Murder
The St. Clair County grand jury indicted eight people on murder charges in a single day setting a county record. 68 indictments and eleven no bills were returned. Defendants include Wylie Whitfield Pat Newell Ben Mosley of Fireworks Station for killing Charles Lucash. William May of East St. Louis for killing his estranged wife Margaret. Paul J. Southard of French Village for killing his wife Viola. Charles Dotson of Venice for killing Lucille Hurt. Mrs Essie Moore of Madison for killing Alonzo Barfield Jr. Benny Dugan of Wichita Kan for killing Harold Clayton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asnod
Press
Belleville
St. Clair County
Richard T. Carter
Wylie Whitfield
Pat Newell
Ben Mosley
Fireworks Station
Charles Lucash
Freeburg
William May
East St. Louis
Benny Dugan
Wichita
Kan
Harold Clayton
600 Recalled By Rubbers Factory
The Servus Rubber Co. of Rock Island Illinois says 600 laid off February 22 have returned to work. With a total staff of 800, production halted due to weak rubber footwear sales from the severe winter. The returning crew will work 40 hours weekly and stay on if sales hold up.
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Associated Press
Rock Island
Ill
Servus Rubber Co
Council Election Action Sparks Tax Debate in Mt. Vernon
The Mt. Vernon council debated taxes with supporters backing a sales tax and opponents criticizing a wheel and cigarette tax. Mayor Buford allowed labor rep Scott to speak on revenue ideas, while John Watts doubted taxing utilities. Councilmen Mateer and Edwards endorsed the sales tax as fair, with Edwards noting its impact on April 13. The meeting also considered daylight saving time and thanked Davidson Chevrolet for a city car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
O. R. Buford
John Watts
Coyn Mateer
Harry Edwards
Edwards
Mt. Vernon
John Davidson
Davidson Chevrolet Co
Clarification on Claude P Flanagan and Mt Vernon Resident
The Register-News states that Claude P Flanagan fined in police court last year is not the Claude A Flanagan who lives on Route FFD 2 Mount Vernon. The notice distinguishes two individuals with similar names to avoid confusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register-News
Claude P. Flanagan
Claude A. Flanagan
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Juicy Cash Bonus Idea Proposed for Re-Enlistment
Adm. Arthur W. Radford announced that the Pentagon may offer a large cash bonus to encourage re-enlistment. Officials plan to present incentives to Congress next month, with proposals possibly boosting the current 300 dollars to around 2000 dollars to retain personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
Radford
Congress
G-Man Helps Nab Extortionist Targeting Max Factor Jr
An FBI agent disguised as a Max Factor Jr. employee helped trap Wendell Ringholz 47 of Northridge in a San Fernando Valley sting. Ringholz, who planned to extort 330000 by threatening a bomb, was arrested while retrieving a dummy bundle of cash after weeks of letters calls and a newspaper ad. Ringholz faced a $10000 bond and an April 8 preliminary hearing. Factor and family plans were disrupted after extortion threats.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
FBI
Max Factor Jr
Factor
Wendell Martin Ringholz
Northridge
San Fernando Valley
Mildred
Donald
Beverly Hills
Mark
Ringholz
Cleveland
Ohio
Who
Birth at Jefferson Memorial Hospital in Texico family announces son
Mr and Mrs W B Quarter man of Texico are the parents of a son born at 12 16 am today in Jefferson Memorial Hospital. The newborn weighs three pounds 13% ounces and has been placed in an incubator in the hospital nursery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Quarterman
Texico
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Model sues to void marriage of Benny's daughter
Joan Scott Baker 21, a model, seeks to void her 1951 marriage to Seth H. Baker 26, claiming a 1953 Virgin Islands divorce was invalid due to nonresidence. She requests separation and support. Baker, honeymooning with Benny’s adopted daughter Joan 19 in Hawaii, denies the claim. Benny’s spokesman says the divorce was checked and found legal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Joan Scott Baker
Jack Benny
Hollywood
Virgin Islands
Seth H. Baker
Islands
New York State Supreme Court
Baker
Florence
S. C
Benny
Joan
Hawaii
Miss Scott
Miss Benny
Maude Fern Jenkins Sues For Divorce Here
Maude Fern Jenkins filed suit for divorce against Robert Ovel Jenkins in circuit court here charging desertion. The couple married October 28, 1930 and separated October 6, 1946. Attorney John A. Kirk represents the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Fern Jenkins
Robert Ovel Jenkins
John A. Kirk
Local Airport News Roundup
Tom Oakley flew to Abilene Texas while G R Hayes landed at the field this morning. Hayes travels from Mt Carmel to Oklahoma City. Bill Outland and Bill Parker left this afternoon to return to Wentworth Military Academy in Lexington Missouri after spring vacation with their parents Mr and Mrs Earl Outland and Dr and Mrs W G Parker.
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Tom Oakley
Abilene
Texas
G. R. Hayes
Mr. Hayes
Mt. Carmel
Oklahoma City
Okla
Bill Outland
Bill Parker
Lexington
Wentworth Military Academy
Earl Outland
W. G. Parker
Hospital Notes Good Samaritan Admits and Discharges
Admitted: Stephen Burdasa, Mrs. Delcie Folden, Mrs. Nesa Peterson, James Manning. Discharged: Miss Billie Cath Erine Fletcher, Mrs. Mildred Eleanor Copeland, Mrs. Virginia Jean Herzing and infant Stephanie Clare, Miss Mary Janice Drury, Mrs. Esther Mae Capps, Edwin Joseph Mills. Jefferson Memorial Admitted: Infant Brenda Sue Buoy. Discharged: Mrs. Edna Stein, Centralia, Infant Winifred Lynn Gammon.
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Good Samaritan
Stephen Burdasa
Delcie Folden
Nesa Peterson
James Manning
Billie Catherine Fletcher
Mildred Eleanor Copeland
Virginia Jean Herzing
Stephanie Clare
Mary Janice Drury
Esther Mae Capps
Edwin Joseph Mills
Jefferson Memorial
Brenda Sue Buoy
Edna Stein
Centralia
Winifred Lynn Gammon
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 141 Meeting Notice
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 141 will meet in the Legion Home on Tuesday March 16 at 7 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion Auxiliary Unit 141
Legion Home
Bodies Of Two Chicago Hoodlums In Auto Trunk
Police question underworld figures in the gangland style slaying of two ex convicts Paul Labriola and James Weinberg found in the trunk of a gold 1954 sedan in a Northwest Side vacant lot. Coroner McCarron noted neck marks suggesting strangulation and delayed autopsy due to freezing.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Paul
Needlenose) Labriola
James S. Weinberg
Walter E. McCarron
McCarron
Leroy Steffens
Steffens
Jet Bombers Collide Kills Three Airmen
Two B47 jet bombers collided southeast of Topeka Kansas during a training mission. One crashed in a cornfield near Overbrook after catching fire. three crew from Forbes Air Force Base died. The second bomber landed safely at Wichita Air Force Base with all crew aboard unharmed. Names were not released immediately. Both aircraft were based at Wichita.
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Associated Pres
Wichita Base
Royal Arch Masons Special Meeting Notice
Andrew D. Webb Chapter No 160 will hold a special meeting on Wednesday March 17 at 7 30 p m approving Mark Master Degree Oscar Q Stockton H P Cecil N Lovin Secy listed as officers and organizers clear agenda and time for the event.
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Royal Arch Masons A
Andrew D. Webb
Oscar Q. Stockton
H. P
Cecil N. Lovin
Sec’y
Argentina pushes for end of colonialism in Western Hemisphere
At the Inter-American Conference the Argentine ambassador urged declaring common sovereignty over all regional territories, citing disputes with Britain over the Falklands and Antarctic holdings. Chile backed Argentina while opposing a Brazilian UN trusteeship proposal, warning it could dilute sovereignties and empower the Soviet Union in the UN.
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Associated Press
Caracas
Venezula
Argentina
New World
Britain
France
Netherlands
Falkland Islands
Jose Carlos Vitteone
Organization of American States
Luis David Cruz Ocampo
Chile
United Nations
Soviet Union
U. N
Call For Vote In Unseating Chavez
Washington The Senate Rules Committee voted 5 4 to ask the full Senate to decide on unseating Sen Chavez D NM The investigating subcommittee urged voiding the 1952 New Mexico senatorial election citing flagrant irregularities and lack of secrecy If Chavez is unseated Mechem the Republican governor would name a successor The vote could shift Senate control with 48 Democrats 47 Republicans and one independent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Senate Rules Committee
Senate
Sen
Chavez
D-Nm
New Mexico
Patrick J. Hurley
Edwin L. Mechem
Contributions to Red Cross Fund Campaign in Jefferson Co
List of donors and amounts to the Red Cross fund drive in Jefferson County. Contributions range from 2.00 to 30.00 with numerous individuals and couples named, including Henry Jones, Margaret Thompson, Orie Malone, Alice F. E. Watson, Harold J. Howard, and many more.
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Red Cross Fund
Red Cross
Jefferson County
Henry Jones
Fred B. Stitch
Margaret Thompson
Eunice Adams
Charley Keote
J. A. Merehel
F. L. Atkinson
P. R. Berry
J. D. Boswell
Proudfit
A. E. Canter
Louise Gill
Enda Miller
Emma L. Miller
Kidney Slow-Down May Bring Restless Nights
When kidney function slows down, people suffer backache headaches dizziness and low energy. Causes include stress over-exertion or exposure to cold. Bladder irritations from cold or wrong diet disrupt sleep. Doan's Pills offer relief as a mild diuretic used for over 50 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Doan
30 Acres Burned Over On Route 2
A grass and woods fire burned about 30 acres yesterday afternoon near Frank Hall’s home on Route 2 Mt. Vernon. Rural firefighters arrived at 1 18 p m and reported no damage. By 2 33 p m they were called to Jimmy Sledge’s home on Route 4 where another grass fire threatened a barn but caused no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hall
Red 2
Mt. Vernon
Jimmy Sledge
Red 4
Marriage License for Richard L Taylor and Dorothy Wells
Richard L Taylor of Wayne City and Dorothy Wells of Sims obtain a marriage license. The pair are listed as applicants and are to be married under applicable county and state regulations. No ceremony details provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard L. Taylor
Wayne City
Dorothy Wells
Sims
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