Jury Fails to Agree in Brewer Murder Trial
The intermediate court jury in Drewry Brewer’s trial for the slaying of his common law wife Effie Calloway, 17, near Laing, failed to reach a verdict after three hours of deliberation. Brewer was remanded to the county jail as the case was sent back. The defense cited self defense and claimed the revolver was fired accidentally by Effie while playing with it. The Commerce Department closed its West Virginia field office and will shift inquiries to Cleveland, affecting local operations and staff.
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Drewry Brewer
Laing
Cyrus W. Hall
Brewer
Effie Calloway
Commerce Department
Department of Commerce
U. S. Court House
West Virginia
Union
Commerce
Cleveland
C. Marsh
Juneau
Alaska
Fargo
N. C
Phoenix
Ariz
Charlotte
Washington
Swedish Guests Attend Lewisburg Wedding and Pioneer Centennial
Axel Falk and Edvard Nilsson of Sweden visit Charleston West Virginia to attend the marriage of Annie Marie Nelson at Morlunda Farms near Lewisburg. They will join Swedish Pioneer Centennial events in Chicago and Rock Island and tour United Carbon Co. plants in Texas Kansas and Louisiana. This marks their second U S visit, following a 1988 trip for the Swedish American Tercentenary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Axel Falk
Edvard Nilsson
United Carbon Co
Oscar Nelson
Charleston
Nelson
Mr. Nilsson
Mr. Nelson
Mr. Falk
West Virginia
Annie Marie Nelson
Morlunda Farms
Lewisburg
United States
Chicago
Rock Island
Ill
Middle West
Texas
Kansas
Louisiana
Baby born alive after abdominal pregnancy in Akron
A four pound 18 ounce baby girl named Margaret Alice survived a Caesarean delivery at Akron City hospital. Doctors call the case a scientific wonder, noting the placenta attached to the pelvic cavity behind the uterus. Mother Mrs. Daniel Mirza, 38, also fared well with infant placed in an incubator. X rays had suggested a tumor early in pregnancy. The event marks one of about 60 such cases in medical history. In a separate item, the Senate approved L Stanley Gibson as postmaster of Widen West Virginia.
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Akron
Akron City Hospital
Daniel Mirza
Margaret Alice
Mirza
Military Family News From Charleston and Ansted
In Uniform Lt. j g James J Hastie USNR son of Mr and Mrs John J Hastie of Charleston left Tuesday for two weeks Naval Reserve training at Norfolk Virginia. Cpl James E Skaggs son of Mr and Mrs Emory Skaggs of Ansted has returned to his station in Fairbanks Alaska after spending a 50 day furlough with his parents. Cpl Gene M Bell son of Mr and Mrs Arch F Bell of Ansted graduated from Air Forces Communications school at Scott Air Force Base Belleville Illinois and will be reassigned to duty as a control tower operator. Sgt Calvin R Anderson son of Mr and Mrs Walter M Anderson of Three Mile is serving as a warehouse foreman with the central records Depot No 4 in Yokohama Japan. He entered the Army in 1944 and was sent overseas in 1946.
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J.g. James J. Hastie
USNR
John J. Hastie
Charleston
Naval
Norfolk
Cpl
James E. Skaggs
Emory Skaggs
Ansted
Fairbanks
Alaska
Gene M. Bell
Arch F. Bell
Air Forces Communications School
Scott Air Force Base
Belleville
Calvin R. Anderson
Walter M. Anderson
Three Mile
Central Records Depot No
Yokhama
Japan
Rinso with Solium Brightens Clothes Regardless of Weather
The Rinso laundry soap ad touts Solium as a scientific sunlight ingredient that makes yellows and grays whiter than brand new. It claims drastic whitening results in any water, indoors or out, with repeated washing.
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Ters
Charleston Gazette
Widen
Senate
L. Stanley Gibson
Clay County
W. Va
Laboratories
Lever Brothers Company
Nelly
Missouri
Nelly Don
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