Critic Defends Liberace Article As Misunderstood
Columnist William Neil Connor testified in a libel suit that his 1956 Daily Mirror piece on pianist Liberace aimed to state his dislike of Liberace's stage acts not to insult him. He denied sexual implications and said the phrase it referred to continuity, not sexuality.
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William Neil Connor
Liberace
Connor
Daily Mirror
Mirror
Gilbert Berfus
L Liberace
Britain
Beytus
Marion man fined for running a stop sign
Louis W. Davis of 625 Bel St Mt. Vernon paid a $16.20 fine for running a stop sign at 13 37, as adjudicated by Justice of the Peace Elmer Farmer.
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Louis W. Davis
Bel St
Mt. Vernon
Justice of the Peace
Elmer Farmer
Fire Extinguishes Tire Fire at Sobery Bakery
A tire sparked by wiring at the Sobery Bakery located at 401 S Illinois Ave Carbondale was extinguished by the owner around 9 15 p m Wednesday.
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Carbondale
Rites Set Friday for Pauline Denton
Pauline Isabel Denton 67 of Herrin died Wednesday at Pierce Hospital Eldorado after a decade of illness. Born August 18 1891 in Jenny Lind Arkansas she married Jesse Denton April 5 1908 in Worden. She leaves a son Gene Denton a daughter in law Ione Suthard sisters and three grandchildren. Funeral 2 pm Friday at First Christian Church with Rev Frank Davis officiating. Burial East Lawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call Johnston Funeral Home.
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Herrin
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Eldorado
Denton
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Ark
John
Pauline Kauffman Evans
Jesse Denton
Worden
Ione Suthard
Gene Denton
Festus
Celia Hicks
Agnes O’hara
Royalton
Elizabeth Nogier
Beard
Ruth Scott
Bartlesville
Okla
May Laws
Denver
Colo
First Christian Church
Frank Davis
East Lawn Memorial Gardens
Johnston Funeral Home
Riggin Funeral Home
C. R. Walker
Baptist
Oakland Cemetery
Marion Stocks Dies in Carterville at 66
Marion Judy Stocks age 66 of Carterville died Wednesday at Anna State Hospital. A WWI veteran and retired barber, he was born July 12 1892 in Carterville and served in France. He leaves a brother Victor of Carterville. Funeral Friday at Riggin Funeral Home with burial in Oakland Cemetery.
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Judy” Stocks
Washington Street
Carterville
Anna State Hospital
Marion Stocks
France
VFW
American Legions
Victor
Leech Therapy Sells Well At Baltimore Drugstore
Pharmacist M. L. Cooper stocks leeches at $1.50 each as shoppers seek eye relief for shiners. He notes leeches drain coagulant from a black eye and says they do not cause infection, offering a cheaper option than beet steak.
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Cub Scout Indian Day Set for Johnston City Park
About 200 Cub Scouts from Franklin and Williamson counties are expected at a two county Indian Day program in Johnston City Park. The Tsuse Gan Ni Indian dancers will perform at 4 p.m. An earlier notice gave a wrong date.
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Lew Kehr
Central District
Franklin
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