Former Mt. Vernon Resident Dies in Peoria Alert
Mrs. Charles Gouveia, 79, a former Mt. Vernon resident, died Monday evening in Peoria. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Ross Robinson. Funeral services are set for Friday at 2:00 p.m. in Peoria. Survived by husband, a daughter Mildred of Athens Greece, two sons Wilbur of Venezuela and Russell of Peoria, and brother Omer Robinson of Springfield Ill.
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Harry Coleman
South 17Th Street
Charles Gouveia
Mt. Vernon
Peoria
Ross Robinson
Mildred
Athens
Greece
Wilbur
Venezuela
South America
Russell
Omer Robinson
Springfield
Til
Start Trial Of Woman Accused Of Huge Swindle
Norfolk headline reports Minnie Mangum, 52, charged with embezzling nearly three million dollars from Commonwealth Building and Loan Assn. of Norfolk over 22 years. First trial today in Corporation Court on giving false information to the Virginia Corporation Commission.
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Norfolk
Minnie Mangum
U.S
Commonwealth Building and Loan Assn
Gilbert H. Beesemyer
Hollywood
Calif
Corporation Court
Virginia Corporation Commission
Commonwealth
Bank
Corporation Commission
Chicago Cab Driver Sails To California On Big Fare
Waukegan driver Raymond F Gilbert earned a 1350 dollar fare for a round trip to California with a Chicago client Mrs Arlene Andrews wife of Andrews Corp chairman. The six day journey via New Mexico and Nevada was for visiting friends as he sought a local hotel in Oakland. The cab company owner notes similar long trips by the client.
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Oakland
Calif
Waukegan
Raymond F. Gilbert
California
Arlene Andrews
Victor J. Andrews
Andrews Corp. Manufacturing Company
Gilbert
New Mexico
Nevada
James Schmidt
Chicago
Farina Sailor Feared Dead After York River Fall
Yorktown Virginia Navy lists Farina Lee missing and feared drowned after he and a companion fell from a pier into the York River during liberty. The companion was rescued. Lee, Electrician's Mate 2nd class, attached to USS Earle B. Hall, was aboard the attack transport at the pier.
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Yorktown
U—A
Farina
Til
C le Y
Keith Lee
William E. Lee
Navy
Lee
York River
Liberty
Earle B. Hall
Son Accused, Famed Former Athlete Dies
A fragment from page one notes the son facing accusations while the famed former athlete dies. The text mentions the University of Iowa, coaching roles from 1905 to 1908, a move to Appleton in 1909, a law office, and 13 years as Lawrence College athletic coach, plus details of a marriage license for Benjamin C Chapman and Gertrude Mae Miller in Fairfield.
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University of Iowa
Appleton
Lawrence College
Benjamin C. Chapman
Mr. Vernon
Gertrude Mae Miller
Fairfield
Hospital Notes Good Samaritan Admits and Discharges
Admitted: William John Keil bey, Anna Loretta Haley, Opal Loraine Dare, Olalee Fields, Ruby Jo Gowler, Larry Douglas Ervin, Neva June Davison, Ralph Raymond Reed, Melba Ruth Clark, Ora Rado Rogers. Discharged: Monica Mary Audt, Doris June Daniels, Jacque Francis Laird, Curtis Wayne Highsmith, Randall Earl Survant, Wanda Lee Huston, Arvin Prince, Jefferson Memorial No Report Available.
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Good Samaritan
William John Keilbey
Anna Loretta Haley
Opal Loraine Dare
Olalee Fields
Ruby Jo Gowler
Larry Douglas Ervin
Neva June Davison
Ralph Raymond Reed
Melba Ruth Clark
Ora Rado Rogers
Monica Mary Audt
Doris June Daniels
Jacque Francis Laird
Curtis Wayne Highsmith
Randall Earl Survant
Wanda Lee Huston
Arvin Prince
Jefferson Memorial
Jim Clark flies from Wayne to Mt Vernon this morning
Jim Clark departed Wayne Qty Indiana this morning en route to Mt Vernon. The brief travel note records a domestic flight between small regional locales without incident or additional context.
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Jim Clark
Wayne Qty
Ind
Mt. Vernon
Truman friend testifies in St Louis tax trial
A close Truman ally testifies that a 750 dollar loan to Matthew J. Connelly, then White House secretary, was repaid by Harry Schwimmer. Schwimmer says Connelly would be favored, and the government argues the case centers on fixing tax evasion charges against Sachs, Connelly, Schwimmer, and Caudle.
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St.louis P
Truman
Tom L. Evans
Kansas City
Matthew J. Connelly
White House
Harry T. Schwimmer
Trvin Sachs
St.Louis
Connelly
Schwimmer
Evans
Jacob M. Lashly
Harry Schwimmer
Mr. Connelly
Ammunition Being Loaded for Saudi Arabia Probe
New York Post reports undisclosed heavy ammunition is being loaded aboard a U S freighter at Southport North Carolina for direct shipment to Saudi Arabia. Defense officials confirm destination but say cargo details, including type and amount, are not disclosed. They describe the shipment as routine with ongoing arms trade since the early 1950s and note past reports of 18 M41 Walker Bulldog tanks.
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New York
New York Post
U. S
Southport
N. C
Saudi Arabia
Defense Department
Washington
Boy and dog die in old ice chest on farm
A six year old boy Throval L. Johnson and his dog were found dead inside an upright ice chest on the Sorenson farm north of Hutchinson Kansas. They were missing about three hours before discovery in the yard on Tuesday.
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Hutchinson, Kan U
Throval L. Johnson
Gerald L. Johnson
T. E. Sorenson
Hutchinson
Stations Go Silent in Idaho Radio Blackout
Idaho radio stations went off air for 15 minutes during National Radio Week to show listeners life without radio. Switchboards flooded with calls as a Boise repairman, unaware of the observance, fixed a dead set only to learn nothing was wrong.
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Boise
Idaho
New Postmaster List Confirmed
The Senate confirmed postmaster nominations for Illinois towns including Bensenville Buckley Christopher Colchester Harvard Mason City Nashville New Douglas Wauconda Wolf Lake and Wilsonville names listed: Arthur S. Petersen Earl F. Johnson Frank Y. Mueller Robert N. Carson Lester T. Peacock William Harold McCreery Wesley H. Weihe Donad L. Eilers William C. Kisselburg Fred H. Ochler Jr. and William A. Randles.
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Arthur S. Petersen
Bensenville
Earl F. Johnson
Buckley
Frank Y. Mueller
Christopher
Robert N. Carson
Colchester
Lester T. Peacock
Harvard
William Harold McCreery
Mason City
Wesley H. Weihe
Nashville
Donad L. Eilers
New Douglas
William C. Kisselburg
Wauconda
Fred H. Ochler Jr
Wilsonville
William A. Randles
Wolf Lake
Steelworkers Seek Substantial Raise in Steel Contracts
United Steelworkers will push a substantial wage increase and 21 contract changes in talks with 172 basic steel firms. Highlights include premium pay for weekend work, enhanced unemployment benefits, more holidays and longer vacations. Talks hoped to begin by June 1 ahead of June 30 contract expirations.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
USW Presi
Predict Normal Midwest Weather
The Weather Bureau predicts the southeastern quarter of the nation and the West Coast will see above normal temperatures for the next 30 days. Below normal readings are likely across the Great Lakes, Northeast, Northern Plains and Central Plateau. Rainfall should exceed normal in the Missouri and Mississippi valleys and the Great Lakes region.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Great Lakes
Northern Plains
Central Plateau
Missouri
Mississippi
Continental Divide
Greek Begs Drink Then Kills Royal Air Force Man
Two Greek Cypriots begged water from British airmen at Nicosia airport and then shot dead a Royal Air Force corporal. The attack marks the third RAF fatality in the 13 month Greek Cypriot campaign for Enosis.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Royal Air Force
Greece
Five Votes Cast in Cheyenne County Primary
In Bunker Hill precincts Sidney Neb five votes were cast in Tuesday's primary by five election judges two Republicans and three Democrats. No outside voters appeared and the outlying precinct usually records about 25 votes.
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Sidney
Neb
Bunker Hill
Cheyenne County
Hockey-Playing Boy Indicted For Killing Mother
Chicago reports the Cook County grand jury indicted 15 year old John L McKiernan for murder in the stabbing death of his mother, 39, in their West Side home. He told a coroner Jury he waited for her to return from work Monday to seize car keys and run away. He cried when the finding was announced.
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Chicago
Cook County
John L. McKiernan
Young McKiernan
West Side
Mystery plane replaces shelved long range interceptor
Washington The Pentagon disclosed it is working on a new mystery warplane to replace the canceled development contracts for a planned world fastest long range interceptor. Dr Clifford C Furnas told a Senate subcommittee lack of funds and heavier than expected weight prompted the cancellations.
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Washington
Pentagon
Clifford C. Furnas
Secretary of Defense For Research and Development
Senate Appropriations
Furnas
Air Force
Northrop Aircraft
Hawthorne
Calif
North American Aviation
Los Angeles
Capitol Hill
U S Jet Bomber Crashes Off Land's End in Atlantic
An American B47 stratojet bomber crashed about 12 miles off Land's End in the Atlantic. An air search was launched along the south English coast and one parachute was sighted about 64 miles offshore. A survivor was picked up by a French trawler. the bomber normally carries a crew of three.
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London
Atlantic
Land's End
U. S
Train Kills Couple Near Trilla, Mattoon Residents Die
A Nickel Plate Railroad work train collided Tuesday with a pickup truck near Trilla, killing the truck’s two occupants. The deceased were John G. Lucas, 68, and his wife, 66, of Mattoon.
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Mattoon, Tlwn
Trilla
John G. Lucas
Mattoon
Aged Nuns Die as Jet Crashes into Convent
A jet fighter rammed the Ottawa area convent killing the Rev. Richard Ward and trapping about 35 people inside. Rescuers say 16 nuns escaped, with several injured and hospitalized. Neighbors recall screams as flames engulfed the building and windows were smashed to free nuns.
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Air Force Base
Otyee
Richard Ward
Canadian Navy
Ottawa
Lawrence Barber
Eastview
Ont
Ottawa General Hospital
Rhee Elected as Dead Man Garners Heavy Votes in Korea
In South Korea's second presidential election, Rhee Hoonsin led rural districts but trailed in Seoul Taegu and the capital overall. With 95 percent counted unofficial returns show Rhee at 4,504,725 and Cho Bong Am at 1,949,013. The dead candidate Shinicky drew 1,645,456 invalid ballots. Vote turnout was about 8.6 million, nine-tenths of registered voters.
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Rhee
Seoul
Taegu
Cho Bong Am
Patrick Henry Shinicky
Democratic Party
Shinicky
South Korea
Chang
Polic
Traffic Fine for Illegal Mufflers Case
John McCoy was fined two shillings and costs before Police Magistrate Allan Dulaney for possessing illegal mufflers on a car.
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John McCoy
Allan Dulaney
Graham Sentenced to Death for Airliner Bombing
Canon City Colo John Gilbert Graham joins three other condemned murderers on death row at the Colorado Penitentiary His execution is set for the week of Aug 3 The 24 year old father of two was convicted of placing a dynamite bomb in his mother’s luggage aboard a United Airlines flight near Denver last November 1 killing 44 people including his mother He spurned court appointed lawyers motions for a new trial and asked the judge to stop proceedings The judge ordered a further appeal to the Colorado Supreme Court while Graham’s lawyers pursue the new trial claim
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Canon City
Colo
John Gilbert Graham
Colorado Penitentiary
Graham
Denver
Joseph M. McDonald
McDonald
Colorado Supreme Court
MacDonald
Daisie E. King
United Air Lines
Longmont
Jury Rules For Defendant In Local Lawsuit Here
A jury of eight women and four men ruled for defendant Steve Winesburgh in Floyd Dulany vs Winesburgh in circuit court yesterday. Dulany sought 25000 dollars for injuries from an east Mt Vernon truck collision where he was a passenger. The jury found Winesburgh not guilty after deliberation.
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Floyd Dulany
Steve Winesburgh
Dulaney
Mt. Vernon
Winesburgh
Warner brother reports $100,000 in jewels missing
Albert Warner, 72, one of the three Warner brothers, reported the disappearance of jewelry valued at $100,000. An insurance adjuster said a traveling bag with the gems did not arrive on the plane Warner and wife took to New York last Sunday. The bag may have been lost or stolen, police were told.
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Los Angeles
Albert Warner
Warner Brothers
Warner
New York
Robert L. Reynolds
Intercom Used to Foil Burglars at Cheatham Store
In Winchester Kentucky burglars at E. F. Cheatham's Pine Grove store fled after a voice from the dark barked Get out of that store. They dropped a bag of loot and escaped with only cigarettes as Mrs. Cheatham, awakened at home, used the intercom to panic the intruders.
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Winchester
E. F. Cheatham
Pine Grove
Out Of Court Settlement In $116000 Accident Case
A $116,000 damage suit arising from a 1954 collision south of Mt. Vernon was settled out of court and dismissed. Plaintiffs Marylee Chenoweth and three children Julianne Melissa Jane and Dixie Lee sued James Roy Kelley over injuries from the January 24 1954 crash on state route 37. The dismissal followed the announced settlement by Circuit Judge B W Eovaldi.
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Mt. Vernon
Marylee Chenoweth
Lee Chenoweth
Julianne
Melissa Jane
Dixie Lee
James Roy Kelley
Two Trucks Turn Over In Mishaps In Mt. Vernon Area
Two separate mishaps in the Mt. Vernon area left two pickup trucks overturned with no injuries. At 2:30 p.m. Robert Don Walker, 32, of Hammond Indiana, swerved to avoid a car on State Route 37 south of Mt. Vernon. At 6:30 p.m. James Fred Walker, 17, of Perkins Avenue, lost control on a slippery Centralia Road north of Mt. Vernon and overturned into a ditch.
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Mt. Vernon
Robert Don Walker
Hammond
Ind
Walker
James Fred Walker
Perkins
Centralia Road
Cars Collide At Eighth and Main In City Intersection
Two drivers collided at Eighth and Main at 2 20 p m yesterday. Charles Kite Jr of 107 north Fourth street and Mrs Jewell M Casey of 307 south 22nd street were involved. No injuries reported. Mrs Casey fined five dollars and costs for running a stop sign.
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Charles Kite, Jr
North Fourth Street
Jewell M. Casey
South 22Nd Street
Eighth and Main
Casey
Two Divorces Granted Here By Circuit Court
Judge B. W. Eovald granted two divorces this week in circuit court. The cases were Patricia Rae Fleener versus Robert Fleener and Mary Florence Albright versus Harley Edward Albright.
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B. W. Eovald
Patricia Rae Fleener
Robert Fleener
Mary Florence Albright
Harley Edward Albright
Vandalism Reported In Mt Vernon Neighborhood
Walter Clausell of 1125 South Ninth Street told Mt Vernon police last night someone cut and destroyed curtains on a clothes line in his back yard while his wife was cleaning inside. Police noted another act of property destroying vandalism in the city.
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Mt. Vernon
Walter Clausell
South Ninth Street
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