Mail Order Romeo and Woman Friend Face Murder Charges
Grand Rapids authorities announce first degree murder charges against Raymond Martinez Fernandez and Martha Beck in a chilling lonely hearts scheme. Confessions link the pair to slayings of Delphone Dowing and her infant daughter, with bodies unearthed from cement graves between Grand Rapids and Byron Center. A New York body was later found in a Queens cellar, awaiting identification.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Raymond Martinez Fernandez
Martha Beck
Roger, McMahon
Preserstor McMahon
Fernandes
Mrs. Beck
Mall
Well-Child Clinic Opens Tomorrow At YMCA
The Well-Child Conference meets at the YMCA from 6 30 a m to noon for children six weeks to school age. Dr Cora Lennox of Philippi leads the clinic sponsored by the Grafton Woman's Club with Mrs Paul Warden chairing the organizing committee.
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YMCA
Cora Lennox
Philippi
Grafton Woman's Club
Paul Warden
Boyce Fined After Wreck On U S Route 119
Layman W Boyce 26 of Mansfield Ohio fined 10 dollars and costs for failure to keep right on meeting oncoming traffic after a head on collision on Haymond Hill Route 119 north of Grafton Monday night Trooper B S Tribbett arrested him three people were injured none seriously Also Thomas Kelley of Pruntytown paid 10 dollars for improper lights and licenses and Mr Burroughs paid 10 for Maryland plates in separate cases Gov office announced 2 million West Virginia road bonds awarded to Graham Parsons and Co of New York at about 1.59 percent average interest
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W. Boyce
Mansfield
Ohio
Ona C. Jeffery
Boyce
Haymond Hill
Grafton
Tribbett
Thomas Kelley
Pruntytown
Jefferys Court
Burroughs
Maryland
Blood stained handkerchief may solve double murder
A blood stained blue handkerchief found near a chair in the Edison home is the only clue in the four year old Fairmcert double murder of Mrs. Lollie Edison and her adopted daughter Henrietta Ri etta. Blood traces were seen in both rooms but no cross-room trails.
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Lollie Edison
Henrietta Rietta
Fairmcert
Edison
Supreme Court Ruling Awaited In Taylor County Contest
The State Supreme Court heard arguments in Charleston over the election contest between the late Gus J. Lambert and H. Lee Carder for Taylor County’s GOP seat. The County Court sought dismissal citing Lambert’s death after a recount. Attorneys for Carder and the board of canvassers attended with County Court representatives led by J. Arthur Poe.
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State Supreme Court
Gus J. Lambert
H. Lee Carder
Taylor County Court
Charleston
Lambert
Francis L. Warder
Hugh R. McPhail
Board of Canvassers
Jed W. Robinson
Richard B. Bord
Mr. Carder
Supreme Court
J. Arthur Poe
George D. Vogel
Democratic Committee
Taylor
Supreme Page
House Republicans Rally Behind Plan To Slash Taxes On Train Fares
House Republicans back a plan to cut excise taxes on train fares and other items as the first order of business for the 81st Congress. The policy committee unanimously endorsed the proposal, arguing it would boost business and total federal revenues through higher income and business taxes.
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House
Wasilington
Truman
GOP
Martin
Massachusetts
Republican Policy Committee
Congress
Ways and Means Committee
Senate-House Economic Committee
Conference Group On Vet Bonus Bill Is Meeting Today
A conference committee meets today to settle senate and house differences over the veterans bonus resolution. The senate seeks bond payments of 90 million dollars while the house favors a simple bonus vote. Members include Senators Allen Eddy Jackson Moats and Bowers and Delegates Woodyard Trent Casey Powell and McCurty. State aid for school building construction remains in dispute with a proposed 50 000 grant per county paired with local matching funds based on net enrollment.
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Charleston
Senate
House
Allen
Pocahontas
Eddy
Monongalia
Jackson
Lincoln
Moats
Ritchie
Bowers
Wetzel
Woodyard
McDowell
Trent
Logan
Casey
Cabell
Powell
Pleasants
McCurty
Roane
Immortal Hamlet to Be Staged Here by Barter Theatre
Barter Theatre of Virginia brings an exclusive new production of Shakespeare's Hamlet to Graf ton on April 2 in Grafton Senior High School auditorium. Robert Breen of ANTA directs and plays Hamlet, joining Barter’s ensemble alongside Jacqueline Logan as Gertrude. Logan, famed film star, returns to the stage after retirement to act opposite a renowned company that toured 22 states last year. The ANTA Barter collaboration aims to decentralize professional theatre across the nation.
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Barter Theatre of
Virginia
Grafton
Grafton Senior High School
Robert Breen
American National Theatre and Academy
New York
ANTA
Mr Breen
Robert Porterfield
Barter Theatre
Porterfield
Abingdon
Cream of the Barter Theatre
Jacqueline Logan
Hamlet
Gertrude
Miss Logan
John
Lionel Barrymore
Clive Brook
Walter Pidgeon
Lon Chaney
Richard Dix
Mary Magdalene
Cecil B. DeMille
Immortal
B 29 Believed Down On Luzon With Nine Aboard
An American B 29 with nine crew members is believed lost over the Caraballo mountains of northern Luzon after going missing during a routine local flight from Clark Field. Wind hampered search as planes from Clark Field scoured northeast of the base. Brig Gen Jared V Crabb stated the airborne crew's home base was in the United States and the names of the men aboard were withheld.
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Manila
Carabello Mountain
Renge
Luzon
Clark Field
Clark
Jared V. Crabb
United States
Thoroughbreds Die In Barn Fire At Kentucky Farm
Fifteen thoroughbreds mostly weanlings and two-year-olds perished when a 26 stall training barn at Clifford Mooers Walnut Springs farm near Lexington burned down early today. Farm manager Walter Jones estimated losses at $200,000 as flames destroyed the barn and equipment. A nearby groom reported hearing an explosion as the fire spread, with Jones suggesting possible causes including faulty wiring or explosive liniment stored in the barn.
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Lexington
Clifford Mooers
Walnut Springs
Walter Jones
Thomas'Bates
Jones
Hoover Commission calls for major VA operation reforms
The Hoover Commission urged significant changes at the Veterans Administration including tightening Education and Insurance programs, cutting waste, and reorganizing the agency. It proposed separating insurance into a veterans insurance corporation, shifting home loan guarantees to the FHA, and creating a VA approved list of schools. The panel noted VA spending of 5.3 billion dollars in the year ending June 30, 1950, about 11 percent of the national budget.
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Washington
Hoogler Commission
Veterans Administration
Congress
Herert Hoover
Veterans Insurance Corporation
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Commission
Military Establishment
Treasury Department
Air Force B 50 First Plane To Complete World Flight
Fort Worth Texas March 2 A B 50 bomber completed history s first non stop round the world flight after 23 108 miles and 94 hours 1 minute The crew said aerial refueling proves bombers can go anywhere anytime Four in flight refuelings by B 29 flying gas stations aided the mission Captain James Gallagher and Gen Curtis Lemay hailed the team and the refueling system while noting the test tested combat capability and raised questions about broader use See AIR FORCE Page 4
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Fort Worth
Tex
Carswell Air Base
Air Force
Washington
Symington
Siggien
Curtis E. Lemay
Strategic Air Command
Blockade seals Russian repatriation mission in Frankfurt
In Frankfurt Germany an armed military police siege cut water gas and electricity to a Russian repatriation mission after orders to leave the U S zone. Four officers four soldiers and their families remain inside as food is cut and entry is forbidden. General Lucius Clay had urged departure by March 1 amid protests over Yalta and Potsdam agreements.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
M-P.'S
Russia
Lucius D. Clay
Yalta
Potsyam
Brinkman Prize Historical Data Draws Comments
Grafton historian Charles Brinkman presented West Virginia University with historical materials saved from a 1947 fire. WVU archivist Dr. O D Lambert noted preservation facilities and expressed interest. Read more on the Ward House, recruiting station, Pruntytown courthouse 1848, Taylor county jail 1844, and the Lincoln order freeing slaves.
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E. E. Meredith
Charles Brinkman
Grafton
West Virginia University
O. D. Lambert
WVU
University
Elizabeth
Main) Street
Old Ward House
George Latham
United States General Hospital
Old Court House
Pruntytown
Taylor County
One Cent Tax For Mining Coal Proposed In West Virginia
Delegate Robinson of Webster proposes a one cent per ton privilege tax on coal mining to fund humane institutions. The plan is among about 30 bills filed as the legislature nears the end of its filing period. Delegates Caplan of Harrison seeks a juvenile court law revision to broaden court authority.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Robinson
Webster
House
Senate
Caplan
Governor Signs Bill Expanding Unemployment Benefits
Gov Patteson signed a measure increasing weekly unemployment payments from 20 to 25 dollars and extending the benefit period from 21 to 23 weeks. He also approved a bill aligning national guard regulations with federal rules and raising the adjutant general salary from 5000 to 6000 dollars. Other acts authorize Hardy county to use unexpended funds for a new jail and permit 180 county to move dog tax funds to the general fund.
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Charleston
Patteson
National Guard
Hardy County Court
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Green Forest
Money's Corner
Frances Holober
Charles Holaber
George E. Cook
Holaber
Romeo and Woman Friend
Wreck
Graham, Parsons and Company of
Fairmont
Grafton Senior High
Billie Morrison
Denver
Col
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Texas
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