Mother of Dr Sheppard Dies By Own Action In Cleveland Suburb
Mrs Richard A Sheppard Sr mother of convicted wife slayer Dr Samuel H Sheppard was found dead by shooting in the Rocky River home of her son. Police say she left a note and spoke of not being able to take it anymore. She had not attended her son’s trial due to prior illness.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Richard A. Sheppard Sr
Samuel H. Sheppard
Stephen A. Sheppard
Sam
Rocky River Police Department
Rocky River
Bay Village
Sheppard
Dr. Sam
Marilyn
Minute Men Aid Final Chest Drive Adds Support
Mrs. Don Minick announces Minute Men enriching the Community Chest campaign with donations of five dollars or more. Final drive continues as listed members include L. E. Dunlap, Dr. G. J. Nemmers, Lloyd Robertson, Tom Duncan, Angeline Berry, and others at 302 West Main Street Washington.
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Minute Man
Don Minick
Chamber of Commerce
Minute Men
West Main Street
Washington
L. E. Dunlap
Clifford Thorne
Robert Day
C. E. Tucker
G. J. Nemmers
Lloyd Robertson
John A. Morrett
R. EK. Shannon
Angeline Berry
Frank Patterson
William J Grossheim
Henry Hollingsworth
Raymond Anderson
HF. Freshwaters
Tom Duncan
Keith Vetter
Bill Boshart
Dunham Morrison
Paul Shearer
Griffith & Hedberg Dairy
L. J. Adkins
Attorneys Withdraw New Trial Plea in Sheppard Case
Attorneys for Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard withdrew their request for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence. The action cancels a Saturday hearing and moves toward sending Sheppard to Ohio Penitentiary for his life sentence for the July 4 murder of his wife Marilyn. Defense counsel filed notice of appeal to the Court of Appeals and asked for bail pending the appeal while remaining in jail. The judge will continue the stay of sentence until the appeal filing and further court action.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
Sheppard
Ohio Penitentiary
Marilyn
William J. Corrigan
Court of Appeals
Appeals
Blythin
Charles C Work 81 Dies After Brief Illness
Charles Clifton Work 81 retired farmer of North Iowa avenue died at 7:45 a.m. after a brief illness. He entered the hospital Thursday and funeral services are set for 1 30 p.m. Sunday January 9 at Shermans funeral home with burial in Eureka cemetery. Born May 15 1873 in Washington he was the son of John C Work and Sarah Jane Lowe Work. He spent nearly all his life in the community. Survived by a brother Clarence Davenport. one brother and three sisters preceded him in death.
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Charles Clifton Work
Iowa Avenue
Sherman
Eureka Cemetery
Mr. Work
Washington
John C. Work
Sarah Jane (Lowe) Work
Clarence
Davenport
Himin
Loggers Ordered to Dispose of Garbage to Deter Bears
In Utica New York a $30 000 federal suit brought by Gould Paper Company of Lyons Falls against Brandeth Lake Corp disclosed a contract requiring loggers to dispose of garbage in a manner that will not attract bears. The action centers on site practices and environmental safeguards.
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Utica
N.Y
Gould Paper Company
Lyons Falls
Brandeth Lake Corp
Pig Farm Blocked Near Filtration Plant in Ogdensburg
The Ogdensburg board of health refused to permit George LaRue to keep a pig on his property because the piggery is only 10 feet from the city filtration plant. His two cows were approved as they lie 70 feet away.
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Ogdensburgh
N. Y
Local Board of Health
George LaRue
Two Girls and Father Die in Florida Home Fire
In Apopka Florida a 53 year old fruit stand operator E M Thollander and his two young daughters Connie four and Linda Sue three died in a house fire caused by a mattress fire started by a cigarette. The mother Ruth Thollander and another daughter Marian five were treated for minor injuries. The couple’s other daughters were visiting. Thollander tried to save the children then died beneath a crumbled wall near their cribs.
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Apopka, Fla
E.M. Thollander
Connie
Linda Sue
Ruth Thollander
Marian
Thollander
Beef Producers Banquet Set for Washington County
The Washington County Beef Producers banquet is Thursday January 20 at the Washington Methodist church at 6 30 p m. W Lyle Fitzgerald of Chicago will speak, with Don Rinner as MC and vocal entertainment by Mr and Mrs Herbert Osincup. Tickets cost 2 each, sales limited to 300 and close January 14. Three directors' terms expire including Elmer Wenger Ralph Tadlock and Sam Turkington. other directors listed.
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Washington Methodist Church
Beef Producers Association
Don Rinner
Herbert Osincup
Kenneth Falk
Iowa Beef Producers Association
Elmer Wenger
Crawfordsville
Ralph Tadlock
Wellman
Sam Turkington
Washington
J. W. Evans
William L. McGinnis
Ainsworth
Elmer Schneider
Riverside
John Flading
Keota
Marion Augustine
Bob Brinton
Brighton
Wild turkeys from Pennsylvania found near Allegan
Several wild turkeys imported from Pennsylvania ended up in Allegan Michigan after escaping from a nearby game refuge. Four birds were tracked into the town center, prompting local officials to respond.
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Allegan
Mich
Pennsylvania
Plane crashes kill and injure across North America
United Press reports at least 11 dead in U S and Canada with several missing. Crashes involve Air Force jets, a Saskatchewan Airways plane near Buffalo Narrows and a B47 Stratojet in Oklahoma. Senator Kefauver and Representative Davis were aboard a private plane that diverted due to generator trouble.
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U.S
Canada
United Press
United States
Tokyo
California
Arizona
Gulf of Mexico
The
Air Force
T33
George Air Force Base
Calif
Saskatchewan Government Airways
Buffalo Narrows
Sask
Prince Albert
Iraman
Okla
Wichita
Kan
Alton
John S. Thompson
Lake Charles
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Clifford Davis
Memphis
Tenn
Washington
Dispute Over Raising Minimum Wage Sparks Congressional Debate
In Washington the fight over boosting the 75 cent hourly minimum wage heated up with contenders proposing 90 cents 1 and 1.25 dollars. Senators Hill Smith Potter Humphrey and the CIO push varied timelines and broader coverage while President Eisenhower urges a 9 cent increase.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Lister Hill
D-Ala
Senate Labor Committee
H. Alexander Smith
Rn.j
Smith
Charles FE. Potter R-Mich
Hubert T Humphrey
Retired Farmer Found Dead in Letts Home
Charles C. Plowman 85 a retired farmer who lived alone in Letts was found dead in his basement Thursday at 10 am by his son Harlan Louisa county coroner Victory Stacy of Columbus Junction ruled death likely occurred Wednesday from coronary occlusion The body is at Fairbanks funeral home Muscatine with arrangements pending Survivors include three sons Harlan Leon and Glen a daughter Mrs Glen Jarrard two grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren
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Columbus Jct
Charles C. Plowman
Letts
Harlan
Louisa County
Victory Stacy
Columbus Junction
Fairbanks
Muscatine
Plowman
Florence Thornton
Leon
Glen
Sioux City
Glen Jarrard
Conesville
Tass Describes Ike’s State of the Union as Warlike
Tass in Washington calls Eisenhower’s State of the Union warlike despite peace talk. Pravda carries the Tass view warning American atomicists not to assume American strength. The dispatch says U S policy will keep increasing armaments and subordinates domestic policy to foreign policy aims of American imperialism.
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Moscow
Tass
Washington
Eisenhower
Communist’ Party
Pravda
United States
Annual Chamber Drive For Members to Start Monday
Washingtons annual Chamber of Commerce membership drive opens Monday January 17 at 7 am with a kickoff breakfast. Mrs Bill Sitler chairs the drive and each board member joins a committee plus a recruited partner in a contest to speed membership. President Vetter urged higher pledges for 1955 as plans include a sales clinic by Les Giblin of Ridgewood New Jersey on March 31 and April 1 at Lincoln School.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce
Keith Vetter
Bill Sitler
Chamber
Vetter
Les Giblin
Ridgewood
New Jersey
Lincoln School
Giblin
Washington Chamber
Hammarskjold and Chou Confer Deep Into Night
Peiping dispatch reports Dag Hammarskjold and Chou En Lai holding discussions into early morning hours. The Times of India editor notes the meeting was conducted via direct cable from Peiping for United Press.
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Hammarskjold
Chou
Peiping
Times of India
Bombay
United Press
D.R. Mankekar
Times of India News Service
UN Aide Talks on 11 U S Airmen Spies in China
Dag Hammarskjold and Premier Chou En Lai met overnight to press the case of 11 American airmen jailed as spies in China. The dispute centers on whether they were on duty and protected by international law versus China’s stance as an internal matter.
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Pvt
Humphrey Waldock
Great Britain
Hammarskjold
Chou Keng Sheng
Foreign Ministry
United States
China
Geneva
Alaskan bull moose towers as world’s largest antlered animal
The National Geographic Society notes the Alaskan bull moose can weigh up to 1800 pounds, reach nearly eight feet at the shoulder, and sport antlers about six feet across. The description underscores its size among deer family members.
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National Geographic Society
Dr Grossheim to Speak at Week of Prayer Service
Dr William Grossheim of the Presbyterian Church will speak at a union service tonight at St Pauls Evangelical and Re formed Church at 7 30 p m in observance of National Week of Prayer The Rev Grossheim will preach The Prayer God Answers Tom Robb will lead in prayer The services are under the Washington Ministerial Association auspices
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William Grossheim
The
Presbyterian Church
St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Grossheim
Tom Robb
Washington Ministerial Association
Movie Stars Help In Search for Rifleman
Film stars Humphrey Bogart and Roy Rogers aided a police manhunt after a rifleman wounded two people in Newport Beach California. Rogers was nearby when bullets from a .22 calibre rifle sprayed the harbor front. Ernest Cantu and Philip Kilmer were treated at Hoag Memorial Hospital and could not explain the motive.
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Newport Beach
Calif
Humphrey Bogart
Roy Rogers
Rogers
Bogart
Roger Cunningham
Casa del Mar
Santa Monica
Ernest Cantu
Corona del Mar
Bay Island
Philip Kilmer
Lido Isle
Hoag Memorial Hospital
Labor Leaders Fault Eisenhower Domestic Policy as Inadequate
AFL President George Meany and CIO President Walter Reuther condemned Eisenhower's domestic program as timid and lacking a constructive plan. They criticized minimum wage, Taft Hartley amendments, health legislation, and public housing as insufficient. The leaders supported his foreign policy stance but urged stronger domestic action.
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Washington
AFL
CIO
Eisenhower
Congress
George Meany
Walter Reuther
Marian Anderson to Sing Lead at the Met Tonight
New York reports Marian Anderson will become the first Black singer to take a leading role with the Metropolitan Opera Co. She will perform as the fortune teller in Verdi's A Masked Ball marking a milestone in her 29 year career.
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New York
Marian Anderson
Metropolitan Opera Co
CIO Union Wins In Rock Island Vote
In Rock Island Ill the CIO United Auto Workers won a landslide 1740 to 760 over the Farm Equipment Workers Union at the International Harvester Farmall tractor works. The vote covered 3124 production and maintenance employees and was supervised by the National Labor Relations Board.
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Rock Island, Ul
International Harvester Farmall
Harvester
Independent
Farm Equipment Workers Union
CIO
United Auto Workers
National Labor Relations Board
Moline
East Moline
Silvis
Rock Island
Milan
Ill
Davenport
Bettendorf
Iowa
UAW
Quad-City
Wisconsin Woman Fined After Intersection Collision
Mrs. Delores E. Devney of Eau Claire was fined for failing to stop at the junction of highways 92 and 218. Her northbound car struck Roy C. Bergens eastbound vehicle, causing a crash near the railroad bridge on 218. damage estimated at 1000 dollars to the Devney car and 75 dollars to Bergens.
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Delores E. Devney
Eau Claire
Wis
Roy Cecil Bergen
Route 4
Washington
Iowa Atty General seeks firing of state Beer Board investigator
Des Moines Atty Gen Dayton Countryman announced a crackdown on liquor law violators. He will seek the firing of a Beer Board investigator who he says failed to report violations after 40 years on the job. He warned raids would target stamp renewals starting July 1 and urged county officials to scrutinize all stamp holders.
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Des Moines
Dayton Countryman
State Beer Board
Countrymas
Cheer Board
Ray O. Kuehl
Remsen
Countryman
Kuehl
Iowa
No Tax Cut Seen On Luxury Items This Year
President Eisenhower tells Congress there will be no automatic tax reductions this year for luxury items including cigarettes liquor beer gasoline and autos. He hints at possible tax cuts in 1956 while defense costs keep rates high. Democrats and Republicans support continued rates for another year.
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Washington
Eisenhower
State of the Union
Congress
Sam Rayburn
House
Ways and Means Committee
Weather Summary for Iowa Mostly fair with modest temps
Weather outlook notes mostly fair conditions tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Low temps range 15 to 22 degrees and high Saturday near 35 to 40. Sunday remains mostly cloudy with minor temperature shifts. Five day outlook shows average temperatures near normal through Wednesday, with normal highs 26 north 33 south and lows 8 north 15 south. Colder about Monday with a chance of showers Sunday and precipitation under 0.10 inch.
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United Press
Iowa
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Charles C. Work
W. Lyle Fitzgerald
Union Stockyards and Transit Commission
Chicago
Washington County Beef Producers
Gulf
Ike
English River
Schmidt Construction Co
Winfield
Ing
Dr. Grossheim
Met
CIO Union
Wisconsin
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