Supreme Court Sets Aside Mineral County Conviction
The West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously set aside Ralph Munday’s conviction for receiving stolen goods, finding the indictment defective for failing to meet statutory requirements. Prosecution of James Munday was dropped in a separate case, while other unanimous decisions covered inheritance taxes, a new trial in an auto crash, and a road‑injury claim.
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Ohio County
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Ling
Cabell County
Velva Adkins
Robert R. Smith
Smith
Edgar B. Sims
Harry Shabdue
Mi Two Mile Creek
Kanawha County
Road Commission
Maestro Casals Recuperating From Heart Attack
Maestro Casals, recovering from a heart attack in San Juan Puerto Rico, reports daily practice on cello and piano. He notes left hand finger pain easing and expects to play again within two months despite weight loss of 18 pounds since mid April. Plans for next year’s Casals Festival discussed.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Atlantic
Mrs Smith May Be Freed Soon
Dorothy Krueger Smith, daughter of Gen Walter Krueger, may be released within a month after the Supreme Court ruled military trials unconstitutional for two women who killed servicemen abroad. Mrs Smith, convicted of murder in the stabbing of Aubrey Smith, has been held at Alderson Federal Reformatory for Women since Jan 1953. Charleston lawyer John C Morrison said Judge Ben Moore will issue the writ order once the mandate arrives.
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Todo
Federal Reformatory For Women
Alderson
F. B. Wiener
Washington
Joseph Cotton Stars In Celebrity Playhouse Drama
Joseph Cotton stars as the town marshal who refuses firearms in a late night Celebrity Playhouse drama Showdown at San Pablo. The plot centers on a decades old feud, a killer's brother murdered, and a duel where Cotton wins unarmed, preserving his oath.
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Joseph Cotton
Celebrity Playhouse
San Pablo
Whis-Tv
Nehru Honored by Damascus Citizens
In Damascus India Prime Minister Nehru will be made an honorary citizen of the city during a Friday stop en route to the London Commonwealth conference. The event marks a ceremonial recognition by the ancient city as Nehru visits Syria.
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Nehru
Damascus
Syria
India
London
Leland Howard and the Typhoid Fly 100 Years On
The 100th anniversary of Leland Ossian Howard birth highlights his campaign to control house flies after a typhoid scare involving Lucy Howard. Howard led the Agriculture Department entomology division, warning that flies spread disease and advocating aggressive fly control despite the insects' persistence and the vast annual damages they cause.
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Lucy Howard
Lucy
Lelandrian Howard
Department of Agriculture
Howard
Leland Ossian Howard
Rockford
Ithaca
N. Y
Agriculture Department
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