Body Found In Lake Identified As Mrs Jewett Murder Suspect Charged
In Durham on May 31 officials said the nude and battered body recovered from Eastwood Lake is that of Mrs. M. Jewett 67 of Boonville missing since May 10. Her grandson Edward Jewett Martin 24 a Charlotte chemist is charged with murder. Identification was made by a tinum partial upper plate teeth and gold fillings. The coroner cited a skull fracture from a heavy object and non fatal knife wounds. Police found a bloodstained car in Martins possession and a wristwatch belonging to the victim. A week long lake search ended with the body weighed down by five 25 pound cinder blocks. Indicted Thursday Martin faces possible first degree charges.
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M. Jewett
Boonville
Edward Jewett Martin
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Martin
Charlotte
H. E. King
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Ville
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R H. Butler
Newport News
Carolina Lake
Roy Butler
Butler
Chapel Hill
Edward M. Jewett
Townsend Plan Seen Advancing in Congress Amid Lobby Push
A revived Townsend pensions bill gains traction in both houses as lobbyists press for passage before the 1944 election. The plan, backed by Dr E Townsend, proposes a 3 percent tax on gross business to fund old age gratuities, with support growing among conservatives and lawmakers seeking re election.
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Ncis E.townsend
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House of and Means
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W. and M
Senate
F.D.R
White House
Berlin
Tokyo
Misconceptions on European Patriots Role in Invasion
Informed officers warn the public not to expect rebel lions to break out with the Anglo American invasion. They say underground activity carries only minor military value, despite new developments from General.
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Albert Leman
Underground
Jeffra to face Shans in acid test at Baltimore park
Harry Jeffra the former bantam and featherweight champion meets Cleo Shans in a 10 round outdoor bout at Oriole Park as the Baltimore boxing season opens. The card also features a quick Galveston finish as Lou Nova stops Jimmy Webb in seven rounds with Webb unable to answer the bell for the eighth. Nova bids to continue his comeback with a Friday bout against Buddy Scott in Oklahoma City.
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Harry Jeffra
Cleo Shans
Los Angeles
Oriole Baseball Park
Galveston
Tex
Lou Nova
California
Jimmy Webb
Webb
Nova
Buddy Scott
Texas
Oklahoma City
Dewey Write-In Rumor Shocks Pennsylvania Primary
A Brownsville voter submitted Gov. Thomas E. Dewey of New York as a write-in name for U.S. Senator in Pennsylvania's Republican primary. The incident surfaced as a possible protest or miscast ballot during the election process.
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Dewey
Brownsville, Pa
INS
Brownsville
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
U.S
Pennsylvania
Ration Roundup and Stamp Validity Updates
Ration Roundup announces new validity dates and point values for food stamps and fuel coupons. Blue A through Q and R through V8 foods, red A, V8 stamps, sugar stamps 30 31, and canning sugar 40 have specific effective dates and indefinite validity, with gasoline A-10 coupons now valid in four states and new license disclosure requirements.
American Ambassador Wins Return From U S Visit
London dispatch reports American Ambassador John G. Winant has returned to Britain after an 11 day trip to the United States. He conferred with President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull during the visit.
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London
John G. Winant
Britain
Jane
United States
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
First Man to Bring Jazz to Carnegie Hall
A one minute grab bag style item notes who introduced jazz to Carnegie Hall in New York City. It also teases tips on singing range lower than bass notes and a solo instrument that mimics an orchestra, with dated horoscope insights.
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Carnegie Hall
New York City
One Minute Test Answers Summary
The answer list identifies Paul Whiteman as performer, confirms Russian basses have performed, and notes the organ as the subject.
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Paul Whiteman
Major League Leaders by The Associated Press
National League batting leader Walker of Brooklyn with 431. June Bordagaray of Brooklyn follows. Schultz of Brooklyn leads RBIs. Hits by Walker Brooklyn with 42. Holmes of Boston 16 doubles. Barrett of Pittsburgh 7 triples. Ott of New York 10 home runs. Macon of Boston 6 stolen bases. Lanier of St. Louis 6 0 pitching finishes.
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Brooklyn
Bordagaray
Schultz
Holmes
Boston
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Ott
New York
Macon
Lanier
St. Louis
Baseball season totals from 1930s circle include many names
Runs batted in Hayes Philadelphia and Tabor Boston Hutsa Doerr ten and Hell Philadelphia 47 Doubles Cullenbine Cleveland 14 Triples Gutteridge St. Louis 5 Home runs Seerey Cleveland and Mayes Philadelphia 6 Stolen bases Gutteridge St. Louis and Stirnvele New York 9 Pitching Borowy New York 6 1
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Philadelphia
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Doerr
Hell
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Cleveland
Gutteridge
St. Louis
rune—Seerey
Mayes
Baees
Stirnvele
New York
Borowy
Radio Engineers Strike Proposed Over Transcription Rule
Allan Powley president of the National Association of Broadcasting Engineers and Technicians announced a planned strike in New York to protest a ruling by James C. Petrillo head of the American Federation of Musicians that radio transcription records must be changed by musicians rather than engineers.
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New York
Allan Powley
National Association of Broadcasting Engineers and Technicians
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Garbage Collectors May Go Back Today
Winston Salem May 31 City officials said they expected about 75 percent of the roughly 1 garbage collectors and other city workers who struck May 22 for higher pay to return to their jobs today. About 15 had returned yesterday and a nine day garbage backlog began to be cleared. White city workers volunteered to operate several trucks to aid. The strike leaders were assured at a conference with Mayor George W. Coan Jr and officials that their demand to raise pay from 42 to 50 cents an hour would be considered in the upcoming budget.
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Winston-Salem
R. A. Thomas
George W. Coan, Jr
Naval plane crash kills pilot near Anderson
A naval plane from a trio exploded in flight about ten miles from Anderson C., resulting in the death of the pilot. The pilot's name was withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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Anderson
S&s. C
War Prisoners Will Harvest Money Crops
Prisoners of war in Florida will harvest peaches peanuts and pulp wood for the South as part of wartime labor. Ten new temporary camps are under construction to be ready by June 15 including sites in South Carolina at Bardwell and Myrtle Beach for pulpwood lumber and peanuts and in North Carolina at New Bern for pulpwood and tile brickwork.
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Atlanta
Florida
South
South Carolina
Bardwell
Myrtle Beach
North Carolina
New Bern
Cadiz draft board member drafts himself for service
In Cadiz Ohio Charles Purdy Jr of Harrisville caused a rare scene when his own draft board proposed classifying him 1-A. Purdy, a member of the Cadiz board, ended up drafting himself for service with the armed forces.
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Cadiz, O
INS
Charles Purdy, Jr
Harrisville
Cadiz
Jwas Purdy
Escapee Arrested In Indianapolis
Roy Malone a South Carolina escape artist convict on life for killing a Greenville gas station operator in 1932 was captured in Indianapolis after posing as Roy White. He previously escaped from a South Carolina chain gang in 1938 and again in 1942 and has been at large since. He will be returned to Columbia to serve his life sentence.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Roy Malone
South Carolina
Jesse McMurtry
Columbia
Peterson's Ointment Promises Quick Eczema Relief
An old advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment for itching eczema pimples red blotches and cracked skin. It claims 35¢ at all druggists with money back if not delighted and notes effectiveness for itching feet and cracks between toes.
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Peterson
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