Deaths Anna Williams Of Marlow Dies Funeral Sunday
Anna Belle Williams of Marlow dies at Good Samaritan Hospital at 78. Funeral services set for Sunday at 2:00 p.m. at Marlow Methodist Church with burial in Black Oak Ridge cemetery. Survived by her husband John I. Williams, three sons Gerald Gale Paul, two daughters Jewel and Cecile, eight grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren, plus a brother Raleigh Marlow.
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Anna Belle Williams
Marlow
Good Samaritan Hospital
Marlow Methodist Church
Marion Frank
Ronald Bogart
Black Oak Ridge
Pulley Funeral Home
Williams
Millard
Katherine (Staley) Marlow
John I. Williams
Mt. Vernon
Raleigh Marlow
Ruth P. Riley Dies Near Kell with Rites Tomorrow
Ruth P. Riley aged 60 died at 2:45 am at her Route 2 Kell home. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 pm at Osborn Funeral Home Dix with Rev. Ross Partridge and Rev. Verneil Garren officiating. Burial in Zion Grove Cemetery. Survived by her mother Lucy B. Hayes Dix husband Carl Riley two sons E. L. Bob McCrary Dix and A. T. McCrary Centralia. multiple stepchildren and grandchildren. numerous siblings and extended family. She was born April 9, 1895 in Fields township and was a member of the Dix Christian church.
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Kell
Osborn Funeral Home
Dix
Ross Partridge
Verneil Garren
Zion Grove
Osborn
Riley
Fields Township
A. T
Lucy B. (Hawkins) Hayes
W. M. McCrary
Carl Riley
Dix Christian Church
Lucy B. Hayes
Mary Ann Sanders
Betty McCrary
Aline Tate
Centralia
Nellis Smith
William M. ‘Mac” Hayes
Harold Hayes
Lonnie R. May
Ivan McCrary
Ted Hayes
Rabbits wedding book drawn protests in Alabama
A Harper Brothers children’s book The Rabbits’ Wedding about a white rabbit marrying a black rabbit was withdrawn from general circulation in Alabama public libraries after segregationist complaints. Librarians may obtain it only by specific request. the author and publisher defend the work as nonpolitical and aimed at children.
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Alabama
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Garth Wiliams
Emily Wheelock Reed
Alabama Public Library Service Division
Williams
Weather report shows varying showers in Illinois
The Associated Press notes local showers and thunderstorms across central and southern Illinois with a stationary cool front. Rain totals include Jacksonville about a half inch, Springfield 3.9 inches, and Vandalia around .43 inch, with cooler northwestern Illinois by about 20 degrees. Five day forecast calls for 5 to 7 degrees below normal highs, scattered showers, and around one inch total precipitation.
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De Gaulle Opposes Change at Berlin Peace Talks
The Big Four conference nears a critical moment as Khrushchev presses for May 27 withdrawal. Western ministers vow to hold firm on German unification while Gromyko challenges Allied policy. Herter warns the summit depends on a constructive stance to avoid stalling Berlin negotiations.
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Government Takes Vacation In Mexico City
Government employees began an annual ten day holiday in Mexico City with only top officials on duty to handle urgent affairs.
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King City Saddle Club Open House in anticipation of Memorial Day rodeo
King City Saddle Club invites the public to an open house this Sunday May 24 at the arena on Tolle Road northwest of town. The event previews a Memorial Day show and rodeo set for May 30 at Mt. Vernon arena starting at 1 00 pm daylight time with a ten class program including bare back and flag races and a rescue race.
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Mom Throws Dishes And Baby Out Of Window
ST. LOUIS AP A young mother in a second floor apartment threw cushions and dishes from a window and pitched out her 5 month old son James Howard Smith. The infant fell 20 feet to a grassy area but survived with no injuries. The mother Marilyn Audrey Smith 26 a waitress was detained for observation and charged with assault with intent to kill. The husband James Smith 25 said she blurted I wanted to see if he could fly.
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Wellington Earthquake Shakes City Darkens Third of Town
A 15 second quake struck Wellington New Zealand plunging about a third of the city into darkness. Windows broke chimneys fell and shelves toppled as shoppers fled in fear. The quake centered about 50 miles from Wellington with noticeable damage reported.
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New Zealand
105 Couples Wonder If They Are Married
Belvidere, N. A. P. Are we married or not The question many of 105 couples could be asking themselves today after it was disclosed that the man who performed their marriage ceremony was not a justice of the peace The former JP is William Freek elected to the job here April 2 1957 Twenty nine days later Freek also accepted the post of township corporation council He s held both positions since The attorney general handed down a ruling two weeks ago saying the jobs were incompatible and that Freek ceased being a magistrate when he took the council post In Chicago Ben Schwartz first assistant attorney general said he believed a court test on the marriages validity would bring a ruling they were legal That s a common sense opinion.
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William Freek
Freek
Township Corporation
Chicago
Ben Schwartz
Moving Car Catches Fire on North Tenth Street
A 1957 model automobile caught fire while being driven on north Tenth street yesterday. Mrs. James Shackelford, 615 south 23rd, stopped the car after hearing a noise under the hood. Firemen controlled the blaze with booster hose. damage to the motor was heavy.
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James Shackelford
South 23Rd
Herter Sets Bow Tie Fashion at Staff Meeting
Geneva AP report notes two leading US delegation members at a foreign ministers conference staff meeting in bow ties. Secretary Christian A. Herter, known for bow wear, raised eyebrows at Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy and assistant secretary Livingston T. Merchant for European affairs.
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Christian A. Herter
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Neil H. McElroy
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Granny crosses Iron Curtain for birthday coffee
In 1989 German border folklore, 84 year old Elise Becker walked the death strip from West to East Germany for coffee with her 74 year old nephew Wilhelm Stein. An East German patrol escorted her back with no fine after a brief chat.
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Germany
Elise Becker
East Germany
Kleinensee
West Germany
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Truck damaged by beer bottle vandals report
Jack Pierce reports a windshield broken by a beer bottle thrown at his parked truck in front of 1010 North Street. Police were notified late Thursday about the incident.
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North Street
Governor proposes crash study of taxes by private foundation
Governor Stratton urged a major private foundation to conduct a crash study of the tax structure at state local and federal levels. He warned of bankrupt states and overburdened local governments and suggested a foundation fund the effort with top economists and political scientists. The remarks were made at a Canton luncheon marking International Harvester's 40th anniversary.
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Police Chief in Gangland Case Missing
Police Chief Howard Branning of Owego Tioga County and his wife with their young son are missing. Investigators from the state comptroller’s office examined village records as Branning reportedly left with a patrolman to move a new car for a check. Neighbors said the family packed and departed with a mystery companion.
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N.Y
Howard Branning
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John Day
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Endicott
Local Agency of Prudential Wins Citation
Fifty one members of the Prudential Mt. Vernon district agency received a President's Citation at a Moose Lodge dinner. The office at 106% north Ninth street Mt. Vernon ranked 16th among 559 Prudential districts in 1958 for customer service quality and insurance sales, earning seven Citations since 1946. Manager E M Dare accepted the award from Jack Gibson. other executives present included James E Rutherford Sidney A Kent Wayne E Philips Paul D Beeson and Wallace A Slaughter.
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Mt. Vernon
Prudential Insurance Co
Prudential
Jack Gibson
Mid-America
Leltzell
Prudential Insurance Company
Moose Lodge
North Ninth Street
Prudential District
San Juan River the largest flow through New Mexico
The San Juan River is the largest river flowing into or through New Mexico with an annual discharge of 215 million acre feet. This amount is more than twice that of the Rio Grande, highlighting the river's dominant water flow in the state.
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San Juan River
New Mexico
Rio Grande
Starkweather Appeal Closes Week Two for Mass Killer
The mass murderer Charles Starkweather, lengthily famed for eleven homicides in 1958, faces a two week window for his appeal after a life sentence was determined. The Bennet high school killings linked to Starkweather include Robert Jensen and Carol King, both central to the case with King later convicted. Carol, 15, received a life sentence and awaits the state supreme court appeal.
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Samaritan
Eally
Bennet
Neb
Robert Jensen
Carol King
Carol
Jensen
State Supreme Court
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges Listed
Admitted: Mrs Myrtle Pauline Bennett Dahlgren Iva Jeffrey Greenwalt Keenes Discharged: Mrs Malou Camp Chester Alfonse Stitch Dahlgren The brief notice records patient movements without further details or outcomes.
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Dahlgren
Iva Jeffrey Greenwalt
Keenes
Malou Camp
Chester
Alfonse Stitch
Names Admitted and Discharged From Facility
Admitted: Miss Beulah Holl and, Mrs. Eula Brooks, Mrs. Lillian Witt, Mrs. Paula Hollaways Master Roy Osborn, Master Richard Elliston, Guy O. Dare. Discharged: Mrs. Ann Perelfield and son, Jeffrey Dwayne, Ernest Matteson, Mrs. Betty Wright and daughter, Terry Arlene, Mrs. Myra Stokes.
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Eula Brooks
Lillian Witt
Paula
Ann Perelfield
Jeffrey Dwayne
Ernest Matteson
Betty Wright
Terry Arlene
Myra Stokes
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