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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1949
Page
5
Three men from South Malden are jailed in Putnam County on murder charges tied to the death of Opal Johnson, 33, of Catlettsburg, after state police investigation led by Captain D. J. Gilbert.
Face Local Trio identified the two as Robert Hari Lowa and two 1 year old youths James Robertans and Ronald Eugene Tripble. Gilbert said the Johnson woman died in a Lord Charleston hospital as a result of a head injury after being struck and thrown from an automobile.
Men and women stand before Levin Broa Department Store on Boultvary at f iderson Stora as crowds gather for the Talk of Town sale opening day. The event runs nine more days with new merchandise special purchases and reduced prices on men’s and women’s wear and household items.
Cambridge dispatch reports W. W. Trent appoints three to the Jackson board of education amid political tensions. Names listed include Levelle Shinn Ravenswood, Nelson Critchfield Ravenswood, and F. D. Austin Given. The panel replaces incumbents amid court action and public disputes over governance.
Secretary General Trygve Lie proposes a United Nations field service with an auxiliary panel to protect personnel and property and police UN areas. The plan, a revised version of last year’s 800 guard proposal, would cost about 1.02 million dollars for the first year and is unarmed with ~300 trained members drawn from member files.
Cornelius Carl Snodgrass Sr of 3721 Victory Ave SEB waived a preliminary hearing yesterday in the death of Mrs Mery Pluma Piehague at GL Patrick St No 5 near Charleston. Snodgrass was arrested by state police after Mrs Huffman was struck by a car returning home from a visit. He faced charges of manslaughter hit and run driving and drunken driving and was released on bond to end grand jury action after the hearing before Justice Frank Thomas.
Defense Secretary Louis A. Johnson is set to speak at the annual state convention of the American Legion in Wheeling on July 25. Expected attendees include General Grey L. Patton, General J. Lawton Collins, Vice Chief of Staff, U S Army, and Admiral Louis Denfield, Chief of Naval Operations.
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