Man and his son become fathers on same day
In Madison Minnesota a Marietta man Charles Wright Jr. 41 and his wife welcomed a son yesterday at the same hospital as his son Charles VIII 20 and his wife, who also gave birth to a boy. The Wrights also have a five year old daughter and the elder son is the oldest of six children.
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Man
Madison, Minn
Marietta, Minn
Charles Wright Jr
Charles VIII
Wrights
Night
Esterday
Char
Mary Christmas Greeting Confuses Lawrenceville Class
In Lawrenceville a high school business teacher, Mary Christmas, receives over 100 student greetings as Mary Christmas this week. The 36 year old, named after her grandmothers Grace and Mary, says the name order simply happened to come first.
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Lawrenceville
Lawrenceville High School
Mary Christmas
Miss Christmas
Grace
Mary
Talent Show Benefits Virginia SPCA At School
Seven bushels of pet food collected as admission to a Junior SPCA Talent Show at Virginia Avenue School. Jenny Mumpower, tap dancer and winner, is pictured with Jayanne Haines. Food goes to Winchester SPCA for its shelter. Entrants range from first to sixth grade with songs, drawings, poems and a quartette.
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Winchester Star
Junior Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Virginia Avenue
Jenny Mumpower
Arthur Mumpower
Spruce St
Jayanne Haines
Douglas Haines
SPCA
Winchester Spca
Sadie Finklestein
Gwendolyn Haynes
Debbie Lake
Guy Lipscomb
Mimi Lane
Ross Carter
Judy Stokes
Melvin Dick
Franklin Graves
Rudolph the Rednosed Reindeer
Rosalie Smith
Jane Shackleford
Patricia Long
Carolyn Campbell
Leslie McNally
Girl 3 Munches Glass Ornaments On Christmas Tree
A three year old girl Dorothy Zadravetz in Chicago plucked a green ornament from a lit Christmas tree and tried to eat it. Her mother Elizabeth 25 found her and police helped take her to a hospital where broken glass was removed and scratches in her throat treated.
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Chicago
Dorothy Zadravetz
Elizabeth
Nine Buildings Damaged by Fire in Lehighton
Fire destroyed nine buildings and huge amounts of Christmas merchandise in Lehighton Pennsylvania causing 15 families to seek shelter as temperatures dropped. Assistant Fire Chief Norman Schneck estimated losses could reach about half a million dollars after a basement fire in a paint and wallpaper store on South First Street, the town’s main business artery.
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Lehighton
Pennsylvania
Asst
Norman Schneck
South First Street
Bluemont Man Convicted of Manslaughter
A Loudoun County jury convicted 52 year old William Ashby of voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of 70 year old Frank Fields during a rent dispute. The verdict carried a five year penitentiary sentence. sentencing and motions were scheduled for January 11.
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Leesburg
Bluemont
Loudoun County
William Walton Ashby
Frank Fields
Round Hill
Commonwealth
Sterling M. Harrison
Ashby
Fields
Raynor B. Snead
Recommend Death Penalty for Killer
A Gibson Circuit Court jury sentenced 31 year old Leslie Irvin to death after convicting him of murder in the December 23 1954 slaying of Wesley Kerr a service station operator from Evansville Indiana. The jury deliberated 99 minutes and the judge delayed over appeals. Irvin is also charged in other related killings including the Duncan family murders.
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Princeton
Ind
Leslie Irvin
Siller
Gibson Circuit
Irvin
Wesley W. Kerr
Evansville
A. Dales
Alice Irvin
Goebel Duncan
Raymond
Elizabeth Duncan
Duncan Farm
Henderson
Duncan
Mary Holland
Wilhelmina Sailer
Mount Vernon
Mother and Two Children Found Stabbed to Death
In Staten Island a woman Shirley Palin 26 and her children Charlene 4 Redwick 2 were found stabbed to death in a three room apartment. The husband Milton 27 was found wounded in his car and held in police custody for 48 hours.
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New York
Staten Island
Shirley Palin
Charlene
Redwick
Untrained Skunk Supposed Passenger Train Visitor
In Longview Texas a Gulf Coast and Santa Fe passenger train from Beaumont carried an accidental stowaway a skunk riding the rods. Crew planned to ignore it until a station stop when an inspector spotted a bushy tail from a journal box and pulled it free. The skunk left the train but drew attention.
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Longview
Tex
Beaumont
Palin family separation reported after weekend dispute
Neighbors told police that Mrs Palin left with the children after a Saturday event, following frequent arguments and separations within the household. The report notes ongoing marital tensions observed by residents.
Peach Brandy Ice Cream Request Raises Regulatory Questions
Iowa officials questioned a manufacturer's plan to make peach brandy ice cream for Christmas trade. The department asked for an alcohol content estimate and suggested filing an application for AG review, but the maker declined noting Christmas would pass first.
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Iowa Department of Agriculture
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Attorney Generals’ Office
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Stuckey’s
U.S. 11
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
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