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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 22, 1955

Page

8

Hoodlums Break Up Mixed Meeting at College Chapel

At Hoodlums Break Up Mixed Meeting in Wadley Alabama 50 delegates from Negro and white congregations were interrupted during a U S foreign policy discussion and a brief worship service. Four white men rushed in shouted threats then departed. a sheriff deputy escorted Negro delegates to safety as the hoodlums returned with vehicles but took no further action.

Wadley Ala Congregational Christian Church Clyde C. Flannery Southern Union College Flannery U.S Elder Hall Chapel State Patrol Convention of the South Letcher County

Model Sentenced To the Gallows In London

Ruth Ellis a 28 year old model was sentenced to death at the Old Bailey for the murder of David Blakely 25 a racing motorist. She admitted firing the shot outside a London tavern but claimed provocation by jealousy. The judge rejected manslaughter and the jury returned the verdict after a brief deliberation.

London Ruth Ellis Cecil Havers Old Bailey Court David Blakely Havers

Wealthy recluse Cubbin leaves vast Isle of Man estate

Ellen Cubbin, aged 80, leaves 850000 pounds in a will with major gifts to nurse Jimima Campbell, John Symonds, an orphanage, a sea training fund, a Liverpool mansion and a city holiday home for children, plus lifeboats and a fire engine. The rest goes to friends and charities, all in her son Robert Cubbin’s memory.

Douglas Isle of Man Ellen Cubbin Jimima Campbell John Symonds Liverpool Robert Colby Cubbin

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