Beckley arson suspect surrenders after 25 years on the run
Eugene Waller, 67, turned himself in to Raleigh County deputies in Beckley after living in Pittsburgh since leaving Parkersburg on a $1000 bond in 1932 for an arson case at the Jackson and Johnson Funeral Home. He aims to return to Lynchburg Virginia if exonerated and vows to face the charges. The fire caused $450 damage and involved four men, one of whom pleaded guilty.
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Lynchburg
Walter
Anthony J. Sparacino
Jackson and Johnson Funeral Home
Waller
Bait-Casting Prowess Handy During Floods
MODANE France June 18 Fisherman Victor Gros used bait casting to aid 70 stranded families by Arc River floods. He laid a weighted line for canned goods milk meat fruit and vegetables to reach those cut off by the torrent. The piece notes the first U.S. federal taxes were on distilled liquors.
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Modane
France
Victor Gros
Arc River
Local Rotarians See Film On Auto Safety
Bluefield Rotary Club luncheon featured Ryland R. Weisiger of Weiss Insurance Agency as guest speaker. The film Crash and Live, produced with Ford and Cornell crash research, explored reducing injuries in car accidents under the theme Automobiles as Killers. Members were reminded of Father’s Night on Tuesday, June 25 at the Virginian Hotel.
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Bluefield
Rotary Club
Ryland R. Weisiger
Weisse Insurance Agency
Ford Motor Co
Cornell University
Weisiger
Thief Steals Radio Mike In Montreal Report
Gerald Houle found his radio car microphone missing during a routine call in Montreal on June 18. He joked the thief had long arms and a pair of scissors. The note adds Detroit shortstop Harvey Kuenn’s 1952 debut season batting .325 in 19 games.
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Montreal
Gerald Houle
Detroit
Harvey Kuenn
Supreme Court Upholds Third Conviction Of Loveless For Murder
The West Virginia Supreme Court upholds Melvin Loveless third conviction for first degree murder as an accessory and rejects a change of venue appeal. The 52 year old victim, Sarah Reed, was killed during a $600 robbery at the Logan apartment where she worked for a UMW organizer. Four co-defendants remain serving life terms in the case.
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Charleston
State Supreme Rt
Melvin Loveless
Loveless
Sarah Reed
Logan
United Mine Workers
Leslie E. Given
Supreme Court
Logan County
Reed
Murr
Albert K. Puckett
Douglass .E. Sherman
James R. Jones
Charles E. Ford
Given
Asthma Formula Tops Doctors Prescriptions Now OTC
In New York City a formula doctors often prescribe for private patients is now sold without a prescription. Tests show it halts asthma attacks in minutes and offers hours of relief from recurring spasms in small tablets labeled Primatene.
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New York, N. Y
Whitehall Pharmace
Comeane
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468Th
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Ft. Knox
150Th Armored Calvary Regiment
West Virginia
197Th Ta
U.S
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Roanoke, Virginia
Park& Tilford
A. W. Gox Dept.y
GEMCO
H.P
Clinton
Cate
Cub Ette
Gox’s Shoe Repair
Thlford
Kentucky
Park & Tilford Distillers Corp
Louisville
Denier
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