New Look Sparks Alimony Bid in Wilkerson Divorce
In Los Angeles, Vivien Du Bois Wilkerson seeks a $200 monthly temporary alimony as her divorce case with publisher William R. Wilkerson proceeds. Judge Fred Miller hears arguments and awards $600 monthly alimony pending trial.
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Los Angeles
Vivien du Bois Wilkerson
William R. Wilkerson
Howood
End Case
Greg Bautzer
Tye
Fred Miller
Bautzer
Wilkanson
Thronged protest and violence across Upshur and Middle East
A mob attack in Upshur County led to arrests after rapes and disturbances. In Cairo the Arab League protested partition policing, with Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha urging volunteers to fight in Palestine. Thousands gathered at the Arab League to denounce UN plans, while new protests spread as seven nation Arab League weighs action.
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Palestine
United Nations
Interior Ministry
U.N
Ed. Iust
Gealf
United States
Middle East
Arab League
Marshall picks Fumes and Toothman as co-captains
Marshall College to begin 1947 48 season under Cam Henderson with Fumes and Bill Toothman as co captains. The team opens against Morehead Teachers of Kentucky at Radio Center arena while freshmen and veterans from last year’s NAIB champions boost a Huntington led lineup including James, Tonkovich and Koontz.
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Huntington
Gene Goose
James
Bill Toothman
Marshall
Kansas City
Cam Henderson
Morehead
Radio Center Arena
Stonewall Jackson
Charleston
Ironton
O. Toothman
West Virginia
Tare Ignitington
Toothman
Henderson
Andy Tonkovich
Wheeling
Jim Bakalis
Beckley
Dick Ericzson
Martins Ferry
Bop ‘Wright
Elkhorn City
Big Bill Hall
Washington, Pa
Marvin Gutshall
Jim Wilson
Bob Koontz
Huntington East
Panic Buying in Audia Reported from Moscow to Washington
Washington reports say panic buying and rumors of currency changes in Soviet Russia reached global audiences via Voice of America. The broadcasts cited price increases and a rouble trade barter for durable goods in Moscow and other cities, with stores closing amid the food and currency scare. Heavy bank withdrawals prompted a limit of 200 rubles per day to individuals.
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Washington
Russia
Voice of America
Te Department
Moscow
Duplicated decor ideas spark a thrift artists career
In a Grafton Sentinel feature, Mrs. Romaine converts a frugal hobby into a fulltime design career. She spots bargains in Manhattan auctions, repaints and repurposes furniture, and teaches that taste, not price, defines beauty. Her creed, from the New Testament, guides daily life as she mentors low income clients. She also mentions family and personal faith as strength.
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THE
Grafton
W. Va
Sentinel
Harmony Harman
Lower Manhattan
East University
Man On Ladder Injured In Three Car Crash
Philadelphia December 4 Edwin Crash was injured when a collision of three cars, including a taxicab, struck near a ladder he stood on while repairing a screen. Police said none of the drivers was hurt but Crash required hospital observation. Biloxi is noted as Mississippi’s first colony site.
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Philadelphia
Edwin Crash
Edward Kennedy
Kennedy
Biloxi
Mississippi
Convicted crash continues from page one
The account details McIntosh stating he started a plane, took off toward Dayton, Ohio, then followed the Mississippi River by mistake. He flew to Murray Kentucky, ran out of fuel, landed in a cotton field, received ten gallons of fuel oil, and resumed flight. Medical records note no training, with a prior stolen flight in 1946. He claimed he was lost and the plane ground-looped after running out of fuel between Selmer Tennessee and Jack's Creek.
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Dayton
Ohio
Mississippi River
Emessee River
Murray
McIntosh
Medical Center
Springfield
Indiana
Selmer
Tenn
Jack's Creek
Prison escape suspects linked to farm terror raid
McIntosh, jailed in Madison county, was questioned by the FBI as authorities search for three escaped prisoners who terrorized a farm family with a home made knife and a pitchfork. The men identified include William Opiate, Edward Elsbury, Charles R. Maley, McClelland, and Edward Marion Harrison, with varied sentences for conspiracy, robbery, and Dyer Act violations.
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Jackson
McIntosh
Madison County
FBI
William Opiate
Cumberland
Edwar Elsbury
Marianna
Charles R. Maley
Springfeld
Ohio
Elsbury
U. S. Marshall
Columbus
Maley
Columbus, Ohio
McClelland
Pittsburgh
Edward Marion Harrison
Little Rock
Ark
Faith Is Whole Yet Torn By Grief And Dare
A fragment recalls Faith facing tragedy and urging bravery. She tells herself there is nothing to go back to and pushes forward. She tests growing skill by redecorating friends’ apartments, hinting at resilience through creative work.
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Mildred Lamarre
Grand Jury
Edward W. Smith
Smith
Sam
Neil
Zinn Music Supply
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Costolo Electric CO
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Margaret Nichols
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Golden Medical Discovery
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