Times Herald from Washington, District of Columbia (2024)

March 6, 1954

Publication:

Times Heraldi

Location:

Washington, District of Columbia

Issue Date:

Saturday, March 6, 1954

Page:

3

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Telephone REpahlic 7 1234' 4 I A LD ASHINGTON SATURDAY MARCH 6 1954 They Thought They Saw Green And They Did Using New Legs 7 'X 2 BY GOP LEADER '4 I Two Slayers Die in Chair wr I 4 in recent Yes buy Diamond by 0N EASY TERMS EaitqfinM Safe Washable 3 Pc SUITS With Matching Coat s25 4 i 8M THE WAY THE EXPERTS OUTIT THE ENTIRE AMILY ON ONE CONVENIENT BUDGET ACCOUNT HUB ON 2 GREAT Mj IWN 7th STREETS NW tlnlld ULLT CUHISHEDI 45 Negro sw was Clean it In yaur Wasting Machine! their case New evidence to prove that the killing took'1 place In North Carolina was claimed Oov James Byrnes refused Wednesday to commute the death sentences to life imprison ment 7th oowmown JGYIT CALLS ELECTION CAIRO Egypt March Primo Minister Gamal Ahtlel Naaar annouced riday that the revolutionary council had decided to bold a nationallection to enable an elected conatltuent assembly to meet on July 23 HUMmmmK BERNHARD SEES ACCORD ON PLANE BASES Open Dolly 9:30 to 6 pm Thursday 12:30 to 9 pm GOT LEWIS ACTION BROWNING SAYS INP Soundphoto Katherine Benedictr Hyde Park(Mass) typist who lost both legs when she fell under train last December steps out confidently on artificial legs fit ted riday at Bay State reha bilitation center She says she'll look later for ones that "will be more well' SAMPLE AMOUS LABEL 1 WOOLEN TOPPERS Theaniwar to your Spring fever prob lem I 100 Du pont nylon topper that weih in a jiffy and need no ironing In lovely ehadea of ice blue pink and white Sixes 10 to 18 Gantt and Gainey maintained that Oliver Was not killed in South Carolina Gaihey in his statement said hope no one in Horry county (site of Myrtle Beach) has any hard feelings against us for given "I go with he said and recited the first 15 verses of the ifty first Psalm from a Bible held for him by the penitentiary chaplain the Rev Thomas Petty Gantt from Gastonia and Gainey from Hartsville were convicted at Conway in July 1951 after trial had been postponed several times Court testimony was that they sluffed Oliver's body into the trunk of his cab and set off on a trip across several states The body was found in a roadside ditch near Princeton Va a short time after Gantt and Gainey were captured in the cab near Lock Haven Pa The state supreme court turned down their appeal and the United States Supreme court last month refused to review Kansas Girl Texas Boy in Pakistan Contest A Kansas girl and a Texas boy have won the 30 day car trip to Pakistan for their essays on thatj country Ambassa dor Syed Am ad All has an nounced here They are SIgrid Jan Larson 17 of Topeka Kan and Michael Grady Woods 17 of Taylor Tex They will 'come to Washington about March 30 and leave New York by plane on their expense paid trip around April 1 the ambassador said NORTHEAST BENNING ROAD MINN or the Complete Outfit Beautifully tailored in critp gabardine and stun ning i hark kin You'll lead the Eaater parade in thiomart 3 piece ensemble Navy black ice blue pink dacia grey and tan SIZES 10 TO 44 Gov McKeldln of Maryland was accused riday by the chair man of Montgomery Democratic party of "procuring an indictment" for libel against radio commentator ulton Lewis jr Warren Browning chairman of the state central committee said the indictment! charging the columnist with libel ing two St Marys county offi cials the mdst damaging thing done by a public official in Maryland in a long The Indictment returned by a grand jury is based on English common law prohibiting state ments which might provoke vio lence and in which truth is not a defense Brownbig asserted Browning and George Warner representing the Republican state central committee in the county spoke before a meeting of the Montgomery county press asso ciation The left of the Democratic party led by such individuals tas Truman Hum phreys Lehman and is the primary enemy of the Re publican party Warner told the group Warner predicting a mild pri mary campaign in his party said the OP will attract the Democratic vote in the county He upheld the record of the present Republican con trolled administration in the county i Browning scored Sen McCar investigating committee and criticized high county assess ments on the local level TAKE ADVANTAGE THESE TREMENDOUS VALUES NOW BUY ALL YOUR CLOTHING NEEDS ON ONE EASY ACCOUNT AT HUB fAs Student Nurses Watch and had been discharged at two others! According toj Eddy the Phil adelphian had xome to Univer sityofgNew Hampshire with recommendations and asserted that he had been a scientist with the Christie company for seven years His true" story atf reported at the university was revealed as that of an ambitious poor boy who worked his way thru the Philadelphia public schools and then apparently with study at night had become proficient in physics'' Efficient Teacher Eddy who is assistant to presi dent Robert Chandler jald Hewitt was a very popular and efficient teacher He added that students whq received instruc tion in the courses would be given credjt their work and grades The alleged sklf styled profes sor 'revealed his true Identity Eddy said when a student in pre paring a paperjooked into the background of scientist Yates who ls connected with a Chicago company SHUTS IRRITATING RADIO AND TV COMMERCIALS CUTS SOUND WHILE YOU ANSWER THE PHONE OR LISTEN OR CRY! Navy Ship Saves 30 Japan ishermen GUAM March 5 The 1350 ton American navy ves sel Edmonds riday rescued 30 Japanese fishermen from a200 foot long atoll only three feet above sea level Their fishing boat ran aground on Murilo atoll In the Carolines four days ago v' to $10 95 You'll look your love liest in one of our nev one and two piece Spring dresses A wide selection of prints in navy and pastel (hades in dacron and sylon Dressy tailored and casual styles Junies 9 1) Misses' 10 20Women's 38 44 Half Sixes 14's 24's Stouts 46 52 nColumbla March 5 AP) Ray Gantt 31 and Shelton Gainey 24 died in the state penitentiary electric chair riday for the bludgeon and shooting murder of Robert Oliver Myrtle Beach taxicab driver in July 1949 Gantt went first He was pronounced dead two minutes and 35 seconds after the electric ity was turned on Gainey was pronounced dead after three minutes and 56 sec onds: Sixty three student nurses from the state hospital witnessed the executions in two shifts Several cried fainted after the sec ond electrocution and was car ried outside by other witnesses After he was escorted into the electrocution room by guards and seated in the chair Gantt was asked if he had any statement innocent of any crime in this Gantt said help those who persecuted Production almost came tor a halt at the Douglas aircraft plant In Long! Beach Cal riday when Mrsi Lucile'allinger a tool crib operato showed up with green hair About 300 persons came over to stare Mrs Ballinger shown combi ng her tresses said it was done over a bet NYLON TOPPERS BUY DIAMONDS Prince Arrives or our of Nation By Aiaoclated reni i Prince Bernard of the Nether lands said riday that he thinks agreement in principle has been reached to station United States air force units in his country The price spoke to reporters at National airport just after his arrival for a trip thru the United States He expressed pleasure at the opportunity to make the visit and said am going to see as much as I can something I have been wanting to His stay will be about three weeks he sgid but his program has not been definitely decided Asked about the prospects of United States air units being sta tioned in the Netherlands he said go beyond what the minister has said but I think it has been agreed in principle The details have to be worked Durham March 5 (INS) Philadelphia high school graduate posing as an Illinois scientist Was revealed riday as having taught two advanced courses In 'physics at University or New (Hampshire before he was i Maivta Hewitt the alleged im personator was reported by uni versity authorities to have stated ciyhis application that he was Kenneth Yates research scien tist for the Christie Engineer CorD Philadelnhla The real scientist Yates is connected: with an DMnoi industrial firm Hewittwho is 31 was'' re ported to have gone with his wife and children to Hempstead He was the university Jan 31 1954 He had been appointed assistant profes sor of physics at Durham on eb 1 1953 Claims Experience Eddy jrM an offi cial of the university denied re a ports that Hewitt had taught in four other colleges in the coun try that he had left two before his real identity was discovered CARAT WEIGHT A flNP flfttinlnhAtAl Production almost came tor a halt at the Douglas aircraft plant In Long! 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