Despondent mother charged in death of father
In Newark New Jersey a 23 year old mother Marie Jean Sreinhauser was found in a hysterical condition after her father Edward A McMahon Sr was killed with 51 hatchet wounds in his kitchen. Assistant Essex County Prosecutor Edward Gaulkin said she will be charged with murder and medical examiner Dr Harrison S Martland said the blows suggest a psychosis following the birth of her baby.
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Newark
N. J
Essex County
Edward Gaulkin
Marie Jean Sreinhauser
Gaulkin
Edward A. McMahon, Sr
Harrison S. Martland
McMahon
Three-Alarm Fire Threatens Hidden Naval Building
A three alarms fire at a top secret naval building in Washington forced heavy guard and kept police out of Building 13 in the naval research magazine area. Fire under control by 3 a.m. EST. witnesses feared a blaze could have blown up nearby munitions warehouses and southeastern Washington. The navy gave no damage estimate or cause details.
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Washington
Navy
Naval Research Magazine
Note Drops Trigger Kidnap Probe in Virginia
State police and southwest Virginia authorities captured three suspects after a pursuit through a coal mining region near Norton. Paroled murderer William Bearden 24 and James Bearden 29 were in a car with a woman who says she was kidnapped in Houston, Barbara Gall Lamarr 24, the note allegedly dropped from a fleeing automobile led to the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Virginia
Norton
William Bearden
James Bearden
Battle for new chairman roils Salt Lake City young Republicans
A clash between backers of Harold E. Blassen and California Governor Earl Warren over the choice of a new chairman surged among young Republicans in Salt Lake City. An AFL leader urged the Young Republican National Federation to overhaul its leadership and adopt responsibility for the public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Harold E. Blassen
Earl Warren
California
AFL
Young Repubican National Federation
Miss Anne Davisson Crowned Miss West Virginia at WVU
Miss Anne Davisson of Clover Lick in Pocahontas county was chosen Miss West Virginia from eight candidates in Reynolds Hall last night. She will represent WVU in Moundsville for the state contest with the winner advancing to Miss America and earning a $1000 scholarship. Davisson’s mother won university beauty in 1923, and the 1949 title holder is a sophomore in home economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgantown
Davisson
Ruth Johnson
Fairmont
Brownette
Department of Home Economics
34 Passengers Hurt In Greyhound Bus Wreck Near Baltimore
A Greyhound bus from New York to Washington crashed off U S 40 near White Marsh, injuring 34 passengers and the driver. Thibodeau, the Philadelphia driver, survived with head injuries as passengers were transported to City and Johns Hopkins hospitals. Patrolman Dreyer and Cpl. Pomerleau reported varied speeds and partial amnesia among those involved.
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Baltimore
Greyhound
U.S. 40
Gerald Philip Thibodean
Haworth Street
Philadelphia
William Dreyer
Baltimore County Police
Thibodeau
City
Johns Hopkins
William A. Pomerleau, Jr
Kennebunk
Dreyer
White Marsh
Drought Threatens Heavy Crop Damage in Taylor County
Sunny skies mask a severe drought across Taylor County with minimal rainfall. Forecasts predict scattered showers tomorrow and warmer, humid conditions into Saturday. Rainfall remains at a record low, with 30 inches below typical, and daytime highs near 90, nights around mid 50s. Local observer notes only .05 inches recently and a peak 91 degrees on June 12.
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Taylor County
Jett
W. DB. Myers
Wetcher
Ten Local Girls Attend Scout Camp
Ten Taylor county girls from Girl Scout Troop No. 1 directed by Mrs. Emory Ellets of West Main street attend Gun Scout Camp at Horseshoe Camp this week. The group includes Barbara Lee Towles Carol Ann Hedrick Mary Sue Blue Marjorie Robinson Charlene Evans Joan Goff Janice Ellers Jean Hinkins Loretta DeMoss and Jane Evans, all of Blueville or West Main and West Boyd streets.
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Taylor County
Emory Ellets
West Main Street
Horseshoe
Barbara Lee
Towles
W. L. Towles
Blueville
Carol ,Ann, Hedrick
Garrett Hedrick
Mary Sue Blue
Chester Blue
Marjorie Robinson
Richard Robinson
Charlene Evans
John Evans
Joan Goff
Tom Goff
West Boyd Street
Janice Ellers
Emory Ellers
Jean Hinkins
Carl Hinkins
Loretta DeMoss
Dale DeMoss
Bluevilles
Jane Evans
Joe Evans
Weat "Main Street
Randall McKinney Named Supervisor Of Taylor County Playground Program
Randall H. McKinney was named supervisor for a six week Taylor County playground program starting in early July. He will appoint three directors to run activities at seven sites including Parkview, Fetterman, Blueville, and the Central School area. Salvation Army Lt. Betty Heater will assist at Central School. funding comes from a $600 allotment via the Taylor County Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Betty Heater
Fairmont
Coach McKinney
Taylor County Board of Edition
Elks Lodge
Parkview School
South Grafton
Fetterman School
Blueville School
Old Central School
Grafton
Delaney's
East Grafton
Two Colored Men Plead Guilty To Rape Charges
In Charleston two African American men, Louis Jeddison Ricks Jr. and Cleothus Hollinshed, pleaded guilty to rape. Judge Cyrus W. Hall deferred sentencing to July 6 after pleas. the pair, age 25 and 21, faced possible death sentences for allegedly raping a 19 year old in March, with attacks described from a truck to an isolated area and a cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Intermediate
Cyrus W. Hall
Louis Jeddison Ricks, Jr
Cleothus Hollinshed
South Charleston
Tey
Ficer
Premier of Greece Dies Unexpectedly
Themistokles Sophoulis, premier of Greece, died at his summer residence in Athens at 4:15 p.m. He was 88 and had led the government since September 7, 1947 amid civil war turmoil. He had just weathered a political storm two months earlier after a heart attack, and his cabinet was reshuffled in April following a ministerial scandal.
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Athens
Themistokles Sophoulis
Greece
Souphoulis
Paul
Covered Wagon Visits This Locale
W. va. Farm Supply Inc local International Harvester dealer hosted the covered wagon to promote the America's Opportunity Drive savings bond campaign running May 16 to June 30. An International truck hauls a Fruehaus trailer modeled in red white and blue, emulating the 1849 Gold Rush conveyance and one of 30 flown to key states to stimulate state wide bond sal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Va
Farm Supply, Inc
International Harvester
Fruehaus
Water Main Break Disrupts Fetterman Area
Residents in the Fetterman section faced water outages after a water main on Jones Street burst around 2:30 a.m. City workers labored to locate and repair the leak but continued troubleshooting left the area without water through the day.
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Fetterman
Jones Street
Toon
Operation Of Horse Book Is Described In Testimony Today
Federal court heard Louis Kartsimas describe the Market Street Wheeling club horse book operations. He testified the July to August 1945 payoff totaled 183 773.80, with winnings 20 595.70, and noted 10 to 15 percent of bets came by telephone from other books as layoffs.
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Fairmont
William G. Lias
Louis Kartsimas
Oias
Kartsimas
Market Street Club
Wheling
Wheeling Club
Hiss Denies Giving Papers To Spy Ring At Trial
Alger Hiss reiterated his denial that he passed secret State Department documents to a Red spy ring. On the witness stand he rejected giving papers to Whittaker Chambers and said he never saw Chambers after January 1, 1937 as questions probed his career and positions since leaving the State Department.
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New York
Alger Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Hiss
Chambers
Red Underground
Defense
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Ban on Beauty Contests Continues in Weirton
Weirton residents learn the West Virginia Catholic church ban on beauty contests remains in effect. Miss Mary Jane Gallagher withdrew from a district contest in Moundsville, following advice from her priest. Bishop John J. Swint had excommunicated Miss Mariruth Ford for competing previously, stressing future excommunications for participating girls and parents. Mrs. Gallagher said she did not know the ban persisted. A Wheeling clash over the contest is noted with changes in church affiliation among participants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weirton
West Virginia
Mary Jane Gallagher
Moundsville
Edmond Weisenheimer
John J. Swint
Wheeling
Mariruth Ford
Mar Jruth Ford
Episcopal Church
Miss Ford
The
America of Dramatic Arts
Opponents Predict Defeat For Injunction In Taft-Hartley Fight
Washington reports smouldering resentment in the senate over the state department push for a 1.13 billion arms for Europe program. Leaders fear linking arms aid to the North Atlantic treaty could boost treaty critics while a two thirds vote on the pact remains unsettled. Senate moves show a narrowing battle between Lucas seizure plans and Holland injunctive measures as the chamber eyes a close decision on strikes and national safety.
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Washington
Senate
State Department
Truman
Congress
Acheson
United States
Arma Prt
Arm
Lucas
Illinois
Senate Democrats
Taft
Ohio
Holland
D-Fla
Nothing To Show From Coal Talks
Southern soft coal operators left for weekend without a deal after a half hour session. Negotiators spent most of Friday in caucus, while UMW leaders joined Lewis in White Sulphur Springs for separate talks. They return Monday to resume southern discussions with four days until contract expiry. The vacation pauses may delay any strike action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bluefield
Southern Soft
John S. Lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
United Mine Workers
John Owens
White Sulphur Springs
Lewis
Northern
U.S. Steel Corporation
UMW
SCPA
Joseph E. Moody
Bass Fishing In Charleston Area Improves After Flood
The Conservation Commission said bass fishing in the Petersburg area may be better than ever following the flash flood that swept the South Branch valley last weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Petersburg
South Branch Valley
Conservation Commission
Camp Towles To Host July 4 Week For Kids
The Salvation Army and the Grafton Woman's Club sponsor a camp for children aged 6 to 16 at Camp Towles during the week of July 4. The program, led by Captain Lynn Wiseman and Lt. Betty Heater, includes vesper services, campfire circles, and recreation. The Woman's Club supplies materials. a food bar in Barton's store collects potatoes, beans, canned goods, fruits, flour, bacon, wine ers, cereals, and meats are purchased. Donations from Amoria Sunday school and Pruntytown Baptist Young Adult class support two children's expenses, with groups able to select the child to benefit. Contact Captain Wiseman or Mrs. Virginia Mason with inquiries.
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Camp Towles
Salvation Army
Grafton Woman's Club
Barton's
Amomia
Baptist Church
Pruntytown
Virginia Mason
Captain Wiseman
Miners Vacation Sparks Uncertain Return to Work
In Scranton Pennsylvania the 03 tion's coal miners begin a 10 13 paid vacation at midnight. The fate of their return hinges on a possible contract negotiation between John L. Lewis and coal operators before June 30. If no agreement is reached, the miners may resume work after the vacation. The question rests on past behavior and the strong rule no contract no work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Its
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Prison bus escape victim identified in Clareburg river
Guard Captain Hill Lewis said the body recovered in the West Park river near Clareburg is Jimmy D. Fortner, one of eight men who fled a prison bus. Fortner had been serving a 10 year sentence for a prior offense.
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Claresburg
Hill Lewis
West Park
Lewis
Pris
Jimmy D. Fortner
Iocyene Sentehog
Antethet
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