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Harold Albert "Pete" Vonachen, Jr. (August 31, 1925 – June 10, 2013) was an American businessman and Minor league baseball team owner. Born in Peoria, Illinois, he was often dubbed "Peoria's Mr. Baseball, [1] although this was usually only done for press consumption.
John Thomas Eversole (April 17, 1915 – June 4, 1942) graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1938, and after duty at sea received aviation training. On May 7, 1941, Eversole joined Torpedo Squadron 6 (VT-6) in USS Enterprise (CV-6), and with many others of his squadron, gave his life for his country in the opening phases of the Battle of Midway 4 June 1942, in an attack on Japanese ...
A receiver was appointed to act on behalf of the Comptroller, and in September 2002, the publicly appointed Springdale Cemetery Management Authority was established to manage the Cemetery following the signing of an intergovernmental agreement between the City of Peoria (the property owner), the County of Peoria, the Peoria Park District, and ...
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He practiced law in Peoria and served in the United States Army Reserves. Bloom was a Republican. In the 1974 Republican primary, Bloom defeated incumbent Senator Hudson R. Sours. [1] Bloom served in the Illinois Senate from 1975 until death in 1986. Bloom and his daughter died in a fire at their home in Peoria, Illinois.
Eversole may refer to: Eversole, Kentucky; John T. Eversole (1915-1942), U.S. Navy officer; Joseph C. Eversole, American politician; USS Eversole (DE-404) USS Eversole (DD-789) Charles Eversole House, listed on the NRHP in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Joseph Castle Eversole (July 26, 1852 – April 15, 1888 [1]) was an American lawyer and merchant. He was the leader of the Eversole side of the French-Eversole Feud.
This is a list of accidents and disasters by death toll.It shows the number of fatalities associated with various explosions, structural fires, flood disasters, coal mine disasters, and other notable accidents caused by negligence connected to improper architecture, planning, construction, design, and more.