Anna Myrle Sizer of Mount Vernon was last seen on a train in Marion in 1926. Could she have been woman found wandering an Illinois highway?
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Diane Fannon-Langton History Nov. 30, 2022 3:14 pm67d ago
Anna Myrle Sizer of Mount Vernon was last seen on a train in Marion in 1926. Could she have been woman found wandering an Illinois highway?
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