Lonel y Hearts Trial Evidence From War Widow Testimony
War widow Dolly Dean testified in the Delaware lonely hearts trial that Robert Brennan confessed to killing Wade Wooldridge of Bedford Virginia and that Brennan said I finished the old man I shot half his face off The Brennan family allegedly moved Wooldridge's body burned remains and rifled his clothes while Raymond and George Brennan face later charges as accessories.
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Dover
Del
Robert Brennan
Dolly Dean
Brennan
Wade N. Wooldridge
Bedfort
Lieut
Winfield Cochran
Delaware State Police
Wooldridge
Inez
Bob
Robert
George
Raymond
Brennan Farm
Railroads Seek Boost In Freight Rates In West Virginia
Seven major railroads serving West Virginia asked public agencies for a four percent increase in freight rates on intra state traffic matching the interstate rise. ICC had granted earlier boosts and two state bodies authorized temporary six percent increases. Executives from C and O B and O York Central Penn Norfork and Western Western Maryland and Virginian presented figures while Westvaco and Carbide and Carbon protested potential coal price impacts.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Public Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
The
Commission
Westvaco Chemical Corporation
Carbide and Carbon Chemicals Corporation
Chesapeake and Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Norfolk and Western
Western
Maryland
Virginian
Horseless Carriage Is Here To Stay
Sparks city council approved removing hitching posts from downtown curbs after motorist complaints about dents from parked cars. The Sept 13 decision signals acceptance of horseless carriages in the city layout and traffic flow.
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Sparks. Nev
Sparks
Czech Catholics Resist Commies in Underground Network
Prague reports that Roman Catholics formed an underground communications network while the Communist regime jailed 15 priests in two weeks to crush it. Church officials say the system linked priests and bishops and was not political, as Archbishop Beran is held in Prague, and church presses are closed. Over 70 percent of priests reportedly oppose government controls, with a bishops memorandum calling for negotiations only if church restrictions end.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Josef Beran
Council of Bishops
Slovakia
Saylor Leads Pennsylvanias 26th District Race
John P. Saylor, a Republican naval veteran, leads in the special election for Pennsylvania 26th district Congress as 24 000 ballots counted. He holds 23 853 to 17 080 for Mrs. Coffey with Cambria county tallies favoring Saylor 7 859 to 6 957, amid broader GOP strength in Armstrong and Indiana counties.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania
John P. Saylor
Robert L Coffey
Saylor
Coffey
Cambria
Armstrong
Indiana
Truman
Adams Township
Camtria County
Upper Yoder
Sunday Driving Cramped By Judge
Ithaca New York September 13 1950 John H Bohne Jr a 22 year old machinist and father of two was convicted in city court of driving with a revoked license He was sentenced by Judge John A Noble to serve Sundays in jail for 30 weeks ending April 2 1950.
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Ithaca
N. Y
John H. Bohne, Jr
John A. Noble
Tug River fisherman reels in unlikely river monster
Williamson West Virginia September 13 Herbert Newsome reports a local fisherman claimed a Tug River catch near daybreak. He hooked a two foot alligator and kept it in water to prove the tale though how the reptile reached the river remains unknown.
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Williamson
W. Va
Herbert Newsome
Tug River
Ordinary Motorists Fail Courtesy Test in Providence
In Providence Rhode Island on September 13 city judges concluded the highway courtesy campaign after an hour of searching 1000 motorists for courteous behavior. Only five courteous drivers of commercial vehicles were found with two earning a $5 prize each. Judge William B Knowles said no ordinary motorist deserved a prize.
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Providence
R. I
William B. Knowles
Retired Army Officer Enrolls With Son as Freshman
Maj. T. J. Childress, 61, from Charleston, enrolls as a freshman at Morris Harvey College under the GI bill. His 18-year-old son Joe also starts as a freshman while Jack, 20, becomes a sophomore. Joe majors pre law art majors, Jacek engineering. Mrs. Childress earned a Morris Harvey BS in 1948.
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Charleston
W. Va
Morris Harvey College
Joe
Jack
Maj
T. J. Childress
Major Childress
Jacek
Boy 14 Confesses Slaying Mother in Kentucky
James Pearlie Edminston, a 14 year old from Sharondale Kentucky, says he killed his mother Opal Edmiston in a motive he cannot explain. He told newsmen he was sorry and surrendered after driving off with her money and her car. A Pikeville murder warrant was issued and deputies planned to return him to Kentucky.
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Huntington
W. Va
James Pearlie Edminston
Sharondale
Cabell County
Bascom McComas
Pikeville
Pearlie
West Virginia
Here
Set
Beryl Langford
Opal Edmiston
Pearlie Edmiston
Stone
Mother
Daddy
Edmiston
Williamson
Steel Firms Resume Talks With CIO Union
Pittsburgh Sept. 13 U S Steel Corp joined three other large producers in agreeing to resume contract talks with the CIO United Steelworkers. Big Steel did not commit to the presidential fact finding board’s peace formula though the union accepted it. Inland Steel already has a pension and insurance program. others will follow. The truce extension runs to Sept. 25 and production has returned to normal. President Truman praised the developments as negotiations continue toward a mutually satisfactory agreement.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
Big Steel
America
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Inland Steel Co
Truman
Mr. Truman
U. S. Steel
Presidential Board
USW
Benjamin F. Fairless
Philip Murray
Man
U.S. Steel
Murray
White House
Republic
Lewis
John Owens International
Bluefield
West Virginian
Washington
John L
SCPA
Navy Won't Punish Crommelin for Sea Power Critique
Secretary of Defense John Johnson adopts a hands off stance in Crommelin case saying it is a navy matter. Crommelin will face a naval court of inquiry September 21 over statements criticizing Pentagon planners and the B 26 bomber expansion program amid ongoing B 36 memo probe.
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Washington
Johnwn
Navy
John G. Crommelin
Johnson
Dan A. Kimball
Kimball
Crommelin
U. S
Army
Air Force
Pentagon
Naval
Board of Admirals
Naval Court
Cedric R. Worth
Pacific
Stock Market Scores Big Ga in New York
A sweeping advance on Wall Street drove up securities by about $1 billion and lifted averages near the year high. Trading was led by steel stocks as U S Steel rose 75 cents to 24.00 and other leaders gained up to $3 a share including Santa Fe, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, Chrysler, Standard Oil NJ, Nickel Plate, and Du Pont. The AP average of 60 stocks gained $1 to 65.90.
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New York
Wall Street
Washington
Associated Press
U. S. Steel
Santa Fe Railroad
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Chrysler
Standard Oil
Nickel Plate Railroad
du Pont
Lobster in Sherry Invites City Leaders to Dinner
Huntington aides say West Virginia liquor statutes do not ban using alcohol as a food seasoning. Restaurateur Arnold Lloyd invites Mayor W N Payne and Rev Paul Campbell to sample lobster sautéed with sherry, with plans to feature crepes suzette next week.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ira J. Partlow
West Virginia
Arnold Lloyd
Kenown
Paul Campbell
W. W. Payne
Lloyd
Coal Strike Threats Roil Southern Operators Meeting
Southern Coal Producers prepared for a key session with the United Mine Workers over a new 1949 wage contract. John L. Lewis threatened nonpayment of welfare funds, while Francis of Island Creek Coal urged negotiation. Washington reports note potential strikes and shifts in welfare funding amid a three day work week.
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Southern Coal Producers
United Mine Workers
Joseph E. Moody
John L. Lewis
Lewis
John
Greenbrier
Welfare Fund
SCPA
Washington
Southern
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
James D. Francis
Island Creek Coal Company
Huntington
W. Va
Francis
Senate Set to Vote Tomorrow on Trade Policy
Senate agreed to vote Thursday on amendments to reciprocal trade agreements seen as key to administration policy. Senator Malone criticized tariff cuts, noting tungsten tariffs were reduced from 50 cents per pound to 38 cents, risking further mine closures.
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Washington
Senate
Malone
R-New
Congress
U. S
Atlantic City Landmark Pier Fire Weathers Arson Probe
A pre dawn blaze destroyed the Million Dollar Pier ballroom and concessions in Atlantic City causing about 200000 to 300000 dollars in damage. Investigators, led by Detective Robert O Keefe, said arson is likely as eyewitnesses report a rapid, deliberate fire after an alarm by patrolman Mario Floriani. Four firefighters suffered minor burns. no serious injuries.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Lieve
Robert O’keefe
O'Keefe
Mario Floriani
Noose
Ocean
O’keefe
Rex Farley
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Kentucky
Hiland G. Batcheller
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Connecticut Manufactors Association
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UMW
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J. D. Francis
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