Three Children Die in Farmhouse Shooting Murder
In MAK Washington, William Cary, a 1-year-old father, killed his three children aged 9, 6, and 4 with gunfire and blunt force in their beds. Four-year-old Isola Ward was wounded in the leg during the attack as Cary’s wife fled with a neighbor. Cary was captured after a struggle. he had quit his lumber mill job and planned hospital treatment for a head injury.
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Mak
Wash
Tom Johnson
William
Cary
Isola Ward
Johnson
John Cary
Billy Cary
Bobby Jo Cary
Mrs. Cary
Billy
Americans Own Averages Two Radios Per Family
A survey finds households in the United States averaging about two radio receivers per family. The report notes broader access to broadcasting and growing consumer electronics ownership across regions.
Local Sales Directory Listings for September Dates
Multiple estate and auction notices announce sales on September 17 20 and 24 near Middletown Winchester and Stephenson. Items include livestock farming equipment household goods shop tools and antiques with specified locations and times.
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W. F. Long
Middletown
Winchester
Welltown Pike
E. B. Clevenger
John H. Myers
Jordan Springs Road
Stephenson
Mary Keys
Montgomery Ward
Indian Alley
Bullet in Heart Ends Life of William Pierce
William M. Pierce 74 of Clarke county died about 9 15 PM Saturday from a self inflicted bullet wound to the heart. He used a .22 rifle at his Frank Em matt farm home near Berryville where he was found by his wife. Surviving are his wife the former Hester Lloyd Herman Pierce in Washington Gertie Blitch in New York R E Davey and Josephine Pierce of Charles Town a brother Jim Pierce and four grandchildren. Services 2 30 PM tomorrow at John H Enders funeral home with interment at Green Hill cemetery.
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William M. Pierce
Clarke County
W. W. Smallwood
Pierce
Berryville
Frank Emmatt
Frank Tappan
Doughton Cautions Against Tax Cuts
Washington notes warn against another Republican push to cut taxes as Congress prepares to reconvene. Doughton cautions that tax reductions could impact future foreign responsibilities and policy.
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Doughton
Washington
America
Congress
Sabath Notes Exports Strengthen Prices Worldwide
Sabath reported overseas exports that materially raised prices. An Associated Press index shows wholesale commodity prices advancing from 187.48 mid August to 194.99 by mid September, with food live stock and agricultural components at year’s high on Sept 11.
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Associated Press
Lad of 12 Chutes From 200-ft Tower
Richard 12 strapped a war surplus parachute to his shoulders and leapt from a 200 foot radar tower near Newport Beach high school. He landed hard and burned, saying the stunt was enough. His mother Mrs. Marge Hammer cut the parachute into a dress.
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Newport Beach
Calif
Marge Hammer
Richard
Newport Beach High School
Williams case moves from felony to misdemeanor count
The Commonwealth requests dismissal of the felony indictment against Rufus Williams and remands for prosecution on a misdemeanor count. Edward Williams injuries deemed minor brush burns from a crash in which Rufus Williams fled the scene and was later apprehended. Fletcher arraignment set for 2 pm. true bill found for fleeing a fatality on July 5 near Gore.
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Commonwealth
Rufus Williams
Trial Justice Court
Massie
Edward Williams
C. A. Seale
Elwood LeRoy Fletcher
Seale
G. W. Duckworth
Fletcher
Earl Foreman
Gore
Percy Carl Sponaugle
Franklin
W. Va
Samyiel Dwight Whalford
McMurray Family Ties and Beetle Facts Mentioned
The article notes McMurray's two marriages and children serving in Africa. It highlights missionary work of Dr. L. A. McMurray and Miss Charlotte McMurray, plus a daughter Miss Margaret McMurray from the second marriage. It adds a statistic that over 20 000 of the 180 000 beetle species are found in the United States.
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Harriet Armistead
Lynchburg
McMurray
Madge Funkhouser
Woodstock
Presbyterian Church In
Africa
L. A. McMurray
Belgian Congo
Charlotte McMurray
Margaret McMurray
Winchester
The
United States
Truman Faces Decision on Special Session Aid for Europe
President Truman plans to return from Rio this week to decide on a possible special session of Congress to provide emergency aid for Europe. State Department argues for the call while some officials fear domestic political risks and question immediate need. Evidence builds for a stopgap measure as France and Italy face wheat and coal shortfalls this winter.
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Washington
Truman
Rio
Congress
Europe
Marshall
New York
United Nations Assembly
State Department
Lovet
Harriman
Comerce Harriman
United Nations
Lovett
Sesson
Italy
France
Paris
Tot Falls 2nd Time From 35-Foot Window
Denver report details two year old Richard Salas who tumbled from a second story window for the second time. He landed 35 feet to the ground and suffered only two bruises on his left cheek per doctors.
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Tot
Denver
Richard Salas
Richard
War Bride at Last Makes Up Her Mind
A 19 year old English girl Sheila Hynes who cancelled an engagement to Harold Conley wed his friend Carl Wesch in New York yesterday. Conley did not attend and had forgotten his pier pass. Sheila arrived aboard the Queen Elizabeth after a mail romance with Conley and a prior engagement to him.
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New York
Sheila Hynes
Coast
Conley
Welch
Cheila
Longer Skirts Decried as Immoral by Washington Pastor
Dr. A Powell Davies of All Souls Unitarian Church denounced longer skirts as immoral and a crime against decency. He said the hemline trend wastes material needed for the world's poor and mocks wisdom and sanity, urging adherence to modest attire.
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Washington
All Souls Unitarian Church
A. Powell Davies
Davis
Ford Employes May Reject Pension Plan
Detroit dispatch reports early returns from Ford Motor Co. plants show strong opposition to the proposed pension with only 1 322 unionists voting for it versus 8 740 backing the current wage pattern. Rouge Local 600 votes start tomorrow and are crucial to the plan amid union opposition and political pressure from UAW CIO leaders.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto
Dallas Tex
Sinking of Ocean Excursion Boat in Clyde Claims Many
In Glasgow on September 15, the excursion boat Ocean foundered in heavy seas in the Firth of Clyde. Twenty people are dead or missing, including five from one family, with only three of 23 aboard known to have survived. Five rescued by naval vessels. two died en route. Four bodies recovered.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Firth of Clyde
Stephens City Man Held for Assault
Henry Curry of Stephens City, colored, is held on felonious assault by city police. He allegedly attacked Paul Stern and Randall Williams Saturday night in a house on North Kent Street. Williams was discharged from the hospital. Stern remains a patient with a bad leg. Arraignment date will be set after Stern’s condition improves.
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Henry Curry
Stephens City
Curry
J. T. Boyd
Paul Stern
Randall Williams
N. Kent St
Williams
Stern
Answers to the Daily Quiz Provided for Page 2
The page lists corrected quiz responses including numbers for questions one through ten, a historical figure Kaiser Wilhelm II, the word Maine, the left arm, a date of November 1, 1947, the town Goshen, a parenthetical German and Italian count, nearsighted, eight, and Alasander the Great.
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Kaiser Wilhelm II
Maine
Goshen
Rertanae
Nearsighted
Alasander the Great
United States Challenges Russia At UN Session
Secretary of State George C. Marshall urged Russia to cooperate with the United Nations or face a world judgment none can veto as world leaders gather in New York for a crucial UN assembly session. John Foster Dulles echoed that nations must submit to public judgment to avoid sanctions. Trygve Lie warned that former colonial peoples may pose the greatest threats to peace.
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New York
United States
Russia
United Nations
United Nations Assembly
Security Council
George C. Marshall
Tarrytown
N. Y
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Baltimore
U. N
Trygve Lie
Lie
Snake Cult Session Draws 200 in Georgia Pasture
In Hall Station Georgia about 200 worshippers gathered in a north Georgia pasture to handle venomous snakes and drink poison as faith tests during a Sunday service led by evangelists. The night revival featured ministers including Rev Gordon Miller performing a box snake raising ritual.
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Hall Station
North Georgia
Gordon Miller
Lad Wedges in Flue Rescued After 17 Hour Ordeal
In New York on a long weekend six year old Henry Bishop Jr. became wedged inside an unused chimney after slipping 15 feet from a roof. Police and firefighters freed him after a 17 hour ordeal with the boy unharmed.
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New York
Henry Bishop Jr
Henry
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