ZUM4923835: Apr 04, 1954 - Love Philtre Kills two Girls: Scotland Yard were sure last night that a love philtre drug killed the beauty queen and her girl fellow worker, who fell ill at a London Office. Detectives are also sure that neither girl knew she had taken the drug. The girls. Miss June Malins, aged 19, of Wightman-road, Harringay, London and Cliftonville, Wimbledon, worked in the office of a manufacturing chemist. Police concentrated their inquiries on the theory that someone put the drug in food or drink taken by the girls. It is though unlikely that the person intended to kill. The drug may have been given as a form of joke. But a strong dose is fatal. The girl's office manager, Mr. Arthur Ford, of Batch-road, Houslow, is in hospital with symptoms of poisoning. In 1952 June Malins won the” Physical Excellence Girl of Margate” Competition / Bridgeman Images
ELD4924425: Siege de la Rochelle (1627-1628): Cardinal Armand Jean Du Plessis De Richelieu (1585-1642) directing the construction of the La Rochelle dam in 1627 (Siege of La Rochelle: Cardinal Richelieu overseing the construction of the dam, 1627) Drawing by Marcel Jeanjean (1893-1973) draws from “The beautiful episodes of the history of France”” 1922 Collection private, Jeanjean, Marcel Joseph (1893-1973) / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4924747: Apr. 04, 1954 - A.E. Matthews makes great stage cuccess - Travels by true to West End Theatre.: Photo shows A.E. Mathews, the 84-year old actor - and squire of Bushey Heath - wears a deerstalker as he boards a tube grain at Bushey, enroute to the Duchess Theatre - for the second night of the new play” The Manor of Newstead” - in which he scored a great success Lord List / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4924911: Apr. 04, 1954 - Explorer prepares to leave to seek the lost city of the Incas in Peru: twenty five year old explorer Sebastian show who comer from exert - is in London today preparing to leave for per. He is to join the Peruvian government archaeologist Dr. Hans spann at lima Peru - and together they are to go into the junge of southern Peru in another effort to fine the Lost-Inca city / Bridgeman Images
ZUM4925141: Apr. 04, 1954 - President Neguib gives Dinner party to members ~ revolution command council.: Although still sick at his residence, members of the Revolution Command Council, Photo Shows President Neguib, wearing dressing gown, sorrounded by members of the Revolution Council during the dinner party. behinf Preseident Neguib is a valuable carpet presented to him by King Saud / Bridgeman Images