Father Shoots Kills Three Children in Virginia Home
In Alexandria, John Conners, a Fort Berry constriction engineer, shot and killed his three children Cecilia five Michael nine and Stephanie eleven with a 20 gauge shotgun in their Belvoir Street kitchen as their mother Janet fled to neighbors. He was taken to police headquarters after complying with orders to surrender.
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Alexandria
Fort Berry
John Conners
Conners
Janet
Cameron Valley
Seek to Reduce Disease Targets 200 Calves in Berkeley
State and federal veterinarians planned to vaccinate about 200 calves at Bardane today to curb Kang's disease in Berkeley and Jefferson counties. Both beef and dairy calves were to be treated.
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Charles Town
Kang
Berkeley
Jefferson
Bardane
Santa aided girl with costly drug treatments
In Grafton the community helps 19 year old Jeannine Kiger receive more doses of a rare drug doctors deem essential for her life and potential recovery. Firefighters responded quickly to a curtain fire at 41742 East Main Street caused by a gas stove, causing minor damage to a home owned by W. Kesser and occupied by John K. Wagner.
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Grafton
Santa
Jeannine Kiger
Arthur G. Yates
East Main Street
W. Kesser
John K. Wagner
Florence Morgan Receives Commendation at TCI Office
Florence Morgan of the Graf ton office of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone company recently received a one star emblem in recognition of five years of service with the company, according to an announcement by J W McGahan, manager. During November, twenty two employees of West Virginia received service emblems.
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Florence Morgan
Grafton
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
J. W. McGahan
West Virginia
Rex Beach Found Dead At Florida Home
Rex Beach 72 renowned novelist was found dead from a self-inflicted pistol wound at his Sebring Florida home. County officials stated death by own action. Nurse Tania Simonia discovered Beach in his second story bedroom in pajamas. Secretary Robert Fox said funeral plans would follow, noting Beach had not worked on his psychological novel Woman in Ambush for months.
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Sebring, Fla
Rex Beach
Here
Howard Livingston
Broward Coker
Beach
Tania Simonia
Robert Fox
Miami
Truman Party Now Stag Affair at Key West Coast
President Truman’s White House party, including Mrs. Truman and Margaret, cuts back to Washington as focus shifts to Congress. He orders Lt. Col. Francis Williams to fly the president and family home and convenes a staff meeting to discuss state of the union and fair deal budgets for January, while continuing bipartisan Cold War programs.
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Key West
Fin
Truman
Congress
Francis (Frenchy) Williams
Independence
White House
Margaret
Washington
Woman Sues Hospital For 25000 Damages
Mrs Isabell Shaffer sues Mongonia General Hospital in circuit court for 25000 alleging negligence after a fall from a laboratory table during an X ray for a broken arm. She claims about 1500 dollars in wages she would have earned as a waitress were lost due to the accident.
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Morgantown
Isabell Shaffer
Monongalia General Hospital
Eight Men Sentenced for Delinquency Conspiracy
Wayne Circuit Court Judge Charles W Ferguson sentenced eight young men to one year in Wayne County jail for contributing to the delinquency of three graded school girls. All pleaded guilty. Named defendants include Elba Ferguson, Ernest Ferguson, Ralph Napier, Raymond Napier, Lucian McClelland, Clarence Smith, and Wade Stiltner. a 16 year old was unnamed.
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Wayne (P
Wayne
Charles W. Ferguson Yeterday
Wayne County
Elba
Ernest Ferguson
Ralph
Raymond Napier
Lucian McClelland
Clarence Smith
Wade Stiltner
East Lynn
State presents testimony in gory slugging murder case
In Charleston, prosecutors seek a first degree murder verdict against Harry Burdette and Fred Painter for the July 30 beating of Edward O'Brien on a downtown street. Painter to be tried later. Pathologist cites massive brain hemorrhage as O'Brien's cause of death.
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Charleston
Harry Atlee Burdette
Fred Clifford Painter
Edward C. O'Brien
Painter
Frank L. Taylor
O'Brien
Burdette
States Move to Fight Sex Crimes Across Nation
AAP survey shows 15 states and the District of Columbia acting to crack down on sex offenders while 33 states have taken no action yet. The report notes a nationwide rise in rape cases in early 1949 and cites multiple incidents across major cities as officials consider further measures.
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Washington
District of Columbia
FBI
Associated Press
New York
Pittsburgh
Newport News
Detroit
Michigan
Los Angeles
Twin Falls
Ida
Huron
Calif
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Salvation Army seeks used toys and clothing for needy families
Lt. Lynn Wiseman of the Salvation Army urged Grafton residents to donate old toys clothing and wearable shoes to aid a Christmas program. The Salvation Army Mens club will sort pack and pick up the donations to aid less fortunate children and families.
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Grafton
Lynn Wiseman
Salvation Army
Mens Club
Wiseman
Federal Licenses Obeyed Shipment During Last War
Secretary of State Acheson said the Army atomic bomb project approved government licenses to ship uranium compounds to Russia in 1943. He cited two licenses in March 1943 and another in April 1943, plus a November 1948 license for 1000 grams of heavy water. He noted lend lease records show Manhattan District approval and denied Jordan’s accusations of unauthorized transfer of State Department documents to the Soviet Union.
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Washington (P
Acheson
Armys Te
Russia
Macek
Board of Economic Warfare
Department
Manhattan Engineering Dis
Irae
Manhattan
Army
Air Force
George Racey Jordan
State Department
Fairmont Coal Operator Plans Friendly Approach
Howard W. Showalter of Fairmont, named by a West Virginia coal operator as one of three trustees for a new miners welfare fund, vows a friendly approach. The contract, signed with the United Mine Workers, unites operators from Kentucky and beyond as he presses closer ties in Washington with UMW President John L. Lewis.
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Fairmont
West Virginia
Howard W. Showalter
United Mine Workers
Kentucky
Showalter
UMW
John L. Lewis
Washington
Salvation Army Drive Totals $2015 90 in Funds
Charles J. Jarrett announces the Salvation Army drive closed November 30 with total receipts of $2,015.90. Of this, $1,878.90 was cash on hand and $137 was pledged. He thanks residential, business, and club contributors for their strong support despite early layoff drawbacks.
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Charles J. Jarrett
Salvation Army
Winds Lash Charleston Causing Minor Damage
Strong winds of 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 75 mph caused minor damage in the Charleston area last night, police and airport officials reported.
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Charleston
Major Operators Unimpressed By Lewis Late Move
Washington report says John L Lewis announced mine owners signed contracts for a five day week return to work with a 95 cent daily wage rise and 36 cent per ton welfare fund increase. Operators say the signings cover little of the nation’s 550 million ton annual output and doubt a major break in the coal dispute.
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Washington
John L Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Kentucky
UMW
Wuld
Anti Rabies Vaccine Demand Soars in West Virginia
Charleston reports the West Virginia Medical Journal warns of rising rabies cases and calls for aggressive dog population control and immunization. Nearly 200 animals tested rabid this year, with 136 complete human vaccine treatments distributed by the state hygienic laboratory. The editorial notes increasing rabies across the state and potential human deaths linked to high incidence.
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Charleston
West Virginia Medical Journal
Journal
West Virginia
Stolen Cow Buyback Sparks Blame Shifts
A Sandy Spring man bought a cow believed homesick as horns drooped and learned the animal was stolen. He got his money back as authorities traced rustling and deaths blamed on alcohol linked to a spate of rural incidents over the past decade.
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Ulders
Washington
Harry C. Barton
Sandy Spring
Grafton Brothers Bond In Clarksburg Theft Case
Two Grafton men Frank and Willam Cline were arrested by Clarksburg police and posted $1,000 bonds each after allegedly attempting to steal a Salvation Army truck. A preliminary hearing is set for December 20 before Magistrate Mirth H. Kuhl. Police pursued the truck from downtown Clarksburg to Bridgeport hill before the suspects fled in another vehicle.
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Grafton
Frank
Willam Cline
Clarksburg
Justice of Peace
Salvation ‘Army
Mirth H. Kuhl
Cline
Bridgeport Hill
Cline Brothers
Main
Golf Plaza
Salvation Army
Water Street
William Cline
Groves details Soviet atomic espionage during war
Lt Gen Leslie Groves testified that Russia received some atomic material during World War II though he cannot quantify deliveries because leakage details are unknown. He said Russians were already engaged in espionage within the atomic project within a month of his 1942 leadership. The hearing probes wartime Soviet deals and possible influence by Henry Wallace and Harry Hopkins, with espionage approaches reportedly made through Groves’ subordinates.
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Washington
Leslie R. Groves
Russia
Henry A. Wallace
Harry Hopkins
Roosevelt
Groves
Baptist Pastor Gifford to Leave for Maine Post
The Reverend Warner T Gifford will resign as pastor of the First Baptist Church after six years to become western district secretary of the United Baptist Convention of Maine in Auburn or Lewiston. He departs in late January with his family and will not serve a church in Maine. He is a former Waterville pastor and Bates College graduate.
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Warner T. Gifford
First Baptist
Maine
United Baptist Convention of Maine
Gifford
Auburn
Lewiston
Grafton Kiwanis Club
Grafton Ministerial Association
Grafton School of Christian Training
Waterville
Getchell Street
Gordon ‘Withers
Here
Spencer
Batescoege
Lewison
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Kiwanis Club Hosts Film on Money at Dinner
Kiwanis members at the Grafton Hotel heard William Murray present The Story of Money. The club voted to match $25 from the Woman's Club for a Christmas party for Grafton children on December 22 at a local theatre. Francis Wolfe joined as a new member. Wayne Sinsel remains president.
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William Murray
Kiwanis Club
Grafton Hotel
Woman's Club
Children of Grafton
Francis Wolfe
Pruntytown
Wayne Sinsel
Pleasants County approves 180000 bond for Belm ont school funding
Voters in Pleasants County approve a bond issue of 180000 and a three year levy to raise 149 500 for school purposes with unofficial results showing 140 votes for to 173 against. Funds plus state aid will finance new Belmont school and repairs across the county.
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ST. Marys
Pleasants County
Belmont
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