Arsenic Poison Murders End With Prisoner's Suicide
Police closed the arsenic poisoning case after William Knighten Bell hanged himself in a Jefferson County jail. Investigators traced multiple aliases and a long pattern of obsession with 13-year-old Molly Kidwell, culminating in a murder plot via poisoned water. The case linked to belated autopsies, name confusions, and a tragic family death toll near Kearnysville and Charles Town.
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S. W. Kidwell
William F. Knighten
Jefferson County
Knighten
Molly
Thomas
Charles
Washington County
William Stanley Kidwell
Sharpsburg
Maryland
W. Ross Cameron
Tom Kaylor
West Virginia
Helen Elizabeth Kidwell
Kidwell
Addie Loveless
Brownsville
Molley
Volunteers of America
Charles Town
Gail
Virginia
Valley Hardware
Bolivar
Over 500 Birds Shown At Boonsboro Hungarian Pigeon Contest
The Eastern Hungarian Pigeon Club held its annual show at the Farmers Livestock Exchange near Boonsboro. Eight states sent 512 birds with many trophies awarded including grand champion to Howard Hause and best of show to Joe Wolf. Judge was I P Heinman. Banquet, entertainment by The Muddlers, and master of ceremonies Frank Warrenfeltz noted. Out of state visitors included R S Dare of Bridgeton, N J.
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Boonsboro
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Old
Robert Raffensberger
York
Yearling
Young
Howard House
Paramount
R. E. Ensminger
Harry Weber
M. M. Kline
Lee Shifler
Joe Wolf
Howard Hause
R. Raffensberger
A. A. Shifler
I. P. Heinman
Ihelleville
Frank Warrenfeltz
Boons Tboro
Muddlers
R. S. Dare
Bridgeton
N. J
L. R
Herter Seen as Possible Presidential Timber by Marlow
Associated Press analyst James Marlow argues Massachusetts Governor Christian Herter could become a future Republican presidential nominee if he becomes secretary of state. He notes Herter’s rise alongside Dulles and Eisenhower’s move to undersecretary positions, framing Herter as a potential national figure amid party harmony after Nixon’s earlier nomination.
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Herter
Massachusetts
Harold Stassen
Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Stassen
Nixon
Dulles
Washington
Christian A. Werter
Cabinnt
State Department
Herbert Hoover Jr
House of Representatives
Mexico
Central America
B.C
Nasser
Suez Canal
Egypt
United
Baltimore Girl Wins State Voice of Democracy Title
Ginny Emory, 11, of Notre Dame of Maryland High School in Baltimore, won Maryland’s Voice of Democracy competition held Saturday. One of 19 finalists was Andy B. Lee of South Hagers Town High School, who represented Washington County on the televised program.
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Baltimore
Ginny Emory
Notre Dame of Maryland High School
Maryland
Andy B. Lee
South Hagers‘town High School
Washington County
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Hagerstown
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Marlow
Gov. Herter
James Marlow
Associated Press News
States
Farrow
Glassboro
R. J
Rumsted
Neoshoe
W. J. Hammond
Des Moines
Iowa
Mrs. Wilson Myers
Manchester
Baltimore Girl
Frederick
Monument
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Frigidaire Ice Maker
Potomac Edison Company
Central Motors
S. Potomac Street
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