Lonely Hearts Murder Confession Shocks Delaware Court
In Dover on September 21 1949 the jury heard a confession in the Wade Wooldridge lonely hearts murder case. Robert Brennan 16 and his mother Inez Brennan 45 are accused of killing Wooldridge a Virginia carpenter last Oct 10. The confession details the plan the shooting the burial and the disposal of the body with the mother seeking to sell the farm.
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Dover
Del
Delaware
Robert Brennan
Brennan
Inez Brennan
Wade N. Wooldridge
Carpenter
Stone Mountain
Wooldridge
Lonely Hearts
Virginian
Mr. Woodridge
Woolridge
Robert
Brennan Farm
Dove City
Six Counties Share In Wednesday Epilepsy Clinic
Clarke Frederick Shenandoah Warren and parts of Fauquier and Loudoun counties will join a Winchester hospital clinic next Wednesday to treat adults and children with epilepsy or similar seizures at no charge.
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Clarke
Frederick
Shenandoah
Warren
Fauquier
Loudoun Counties
Winchester Hospital
Estates Appraised by Local Appraisers
Estates including Elizabeth May Creswell Williamson are appraised at 2894 dollars. Appraisals are conducted by C. M. Lockhart Joel Jones and G. G. Baker with Harry E. Ransom as son appraiser. Leonard W. Riley Charles Lanahan and Frank S. Miller also participate as appraisers.
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Elizabeth May Creswell Williamson
C. M. Lockhart
Joel Jones
G. G. Baker
Harry E. Ransomson
Leonard W. Riley
Charles Lanahan
Frank S. Miller
Auto Output Pace Slows Near Year End
Detroit reports the car industry may finish 1948 around 5.8 million vehicles after a surge in production. Chevrolet leads passenger car output with about 800,000 so far, Ford ~584,000, Chrysler’s Plymouth ~406,000, while Kaiser-Frazer and Crosley lag. Despite interruptions like a May Ford strike, industry heads expect 1950 output not to exceed five million.
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United
Chevolet
Ford
Plymouth
Buick
Pontiac
Chevrolet
Chrysler
Kaiser-Frazer
Crosley
K-F
General Motors
Chysler
Studebaker
Hudson
Home Doctor Book Offer in Winchester Star Ad
An advertisement promotes the Home Doctor Book with fifty common diseases and at home care guidance. It promises prompt action before a doctor and includes care, infant health, and prevention chapters. Postpaid copies are 15 cents via The Winchester Star Information Bureau in Washington DC.
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Winchester ‘Star Information Bureau
Eye St
M E
Washington, D. C
Home Doctor
Burial for Wilmer H. Gaver in Green Hill Cemetery
The body of Wilmer H. Gaver who died in Newberry South Carolina on Monday will be interred at 3 p.m. tomorrow in Green Hill Cemetery with Rev. Henry Lane of Grace Episcopal Church Berryville officiating. Funeral services for the Newberry College mathematics professor born in Clarke County were held in Newberry today.
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Wilmer H. Gaver
Newberry
S. C
Green Hill Cemetery
Henry Lane
Gace Episcopal Church
Berryville
Newberry College
Clarke County
Trustee Named Conner Replaces Hawse at Refugee Church
Trustee Cc E Conner was appointed to lead Refugee Methodist Church replacing J T Hawse who resigned from the post.
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Cc. E. Conner
Refugee Methodist Church
J. T. Hawse
Chapin Nominated As Ambassador To Netherlands
President Truman nominates Selden Chapin a State Department career officer to be ambassador to the Netherlands. Chapin 50 native of Erie Pennsylvania has served as advisor to Secretary of State Acheson since returning from Hungary earlier this year.
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Washington
Truman
Selden Chapin
State Department
Netherlands
Chapin
Erie
Acheson
Hungary
DRIVE SAFELY Take a little longer en route and get to your destination
A safety message urges travelers to slow down and plan extra time for trips to avoid accidents. It emphasizes careful driving, attentive handling of vehicles, and patience on the road. The guidance reflects common public safety campaigns encouraging prudent travel behavior.
Polio Cases Rise to 258 in Virginia with Two New Infections
Virginia reports 258 polio cases today as the State Health Department records two new sufferers. The patients are a 22 year old white girl from Norfolk and a 3 year old white girl from Rockingham County, bringing the cumulative total 140 fewer than the prior year.
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Richmond
Virginia
Communicate Disease Bureau
State Health Department
Norfolk
Rockingham County
Australia coastline length exceeds U S by sea board metric
Australia’s coastline including Tasmania runs about 12 210 miles, 244 miles longer than the United States sea board. The figure highlights Australia’s extensive coast and compares it to the U S coastline benchmark.
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Australia
Tasmania
United States
Coal Association Attacks Columbia Gas Supply
Piedmont Natural Gas Corp was charged with trying to delay gas delivery to Richmond and other Virginia cities. The assertion came from Virginia Gas Transmission Corp and Commonwealth Natural Gas Corp during a hearing before a power commission examiner, as Piedmont sought details on reserves held by the Columbia Gas System. Robert E. Lee Hall, counsel for the National Coal Assn, which opposes the delivery.
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Washington
Piedmont Natval Gas Corp
Richmond
Virginia
Power Commission
Virginia Gas Transmission Corp
Commonwealth Natural Gas Corp
Piedmont
Columbia Gas System
Robert E. Lee Hall
National Coal Assn
Gas to the Cities Statement From Columbia
A fragment quotes a spokesman saying it is our intent to show that Columbia, amid plans to supply gas to the cities, signaling a broader distribution effort and potential infrastructure steps.
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Columbia
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Godfrey
Waewes
W. H. Gaver
Netherlands Post
Rockingham
Coal Assn
Columbia Gas Supply
All American Airways
Martinsburg
America
Anheuser-Busch
Budweiser
Anheuser-Busch, Inci
St, Louis
Hydra-Matic
Hydra- Matic
Dease
Bickers Motor CO
Loudoun Street
Oldsmobile
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