Two Killings Admit by Ex-Convict in Rural Missouri
Ex-convict James Buddy Williams admitted killing a young white couple in Holland Missouri on a rural lane. He pleaded to two counts of first degree murder and rape, after a lie detector test, with warrants issued and a pending arraignment.
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Caruthersville
Pemiscot
Clyde Orton
James
Buddy) Williams
Orton
Williams
Frank Craig
Blytheville
Ark
Brenda Joyce Raines
Holland, Mo
Holland
Missouri
Bootheel
J. M Hickman
Missouri Highway Patrol
Craig
Arkansas Vocational and Technical School
Pine Bluff
Miss Raines
Jimmy Osburn
Cape Girardeau
Missouri Penitentiary
Holland High School
Elmwood Cemetery
Cattle and Hogs Mixed at Kansas City Livestock Market
Kansas City livestock report shows cattle steady to mixed with cows and bulls firm to higher, hogs lower on barrows and gilts, sows up, and sheep mostly higher. Parson Livestock notes US grades with varied weights and prices across cattle and hogs, including US No 1-2 and feeder categories.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Parsons Livestock
Parsons
U.S
Slain Rev Roy Decker Hunted Murder Case Near Brooklyn
The Rev Roy R Decker 70 retired Methodist minister was beaten with a hammer bound with rope and set afire in his Tecumseh Michigan farm home. Police say the death is murder and seek a suspect who fled in the minister’s car. The body was found under a smoldering blanket by firefighters.
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Brooklyn
Mich
Roy R. Decker
Tecumseh, Mich
Decker
Joseph Liebherr
Grace Methodist Church
Meadville
Holiday Guests and Local News Briefs Across Chanute
Community notices report numerous holiday guests at addresses in Chanute and nearby towns. Names include Allison, Wilson, Barham, McQuinn, Hohnsbehn, Carder, Berthot, Robertson, Mayfield, Howell and others. Also listed are Santa Fe Railway statistics and a Great Books Discussion event date.
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Memorial Building
Santa Fe
Daily Transcript Hospital and Dismissal Notices
Medical and birth notices for Humboldt and nearby areas list patients and status. Dismissals include Charlie Wimmer and Mrs Herbert Oliphant. Births announce a girl to Mike Herold and a girl to Charles Van Ostran. Admissions cover surgeries and medical cases at multiple addresses and facilities. District Court Action in Chanute involves Boyd E May and Betty Charlene Ray over a habeas corpus writ and custody matter.
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Eric
Claude Crane
Humboldt
Fred Spencer
Ted Ahlers
S. Kansas
Dallas Hart
N. Western
Charlie Wimmer
Mike Herold
S. Malcolm
Charles van Ostran
N. Washington
Glennice Allen
N. Evergreen
Susan Allen
District Court Action
Chanute
Boyd E. May
Betty Charlene Ray
Defected East Germans Reveal Berlin Wall Retreat Orders
Senator Hugh Scott says defected East German police told him they would withdraw if the Allies moved to smash the Berlin Wall. He says Western powers could have knocked the wall down and that few soldiers carried bullets.
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Washington
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Berlin Wall
Scott
Europe
Pennsylvania
Kennedy visits ailing father at St Marys Hospital
President Kennedy drove a cream colored convertible to St Mary's Hospital in West Palm Beach for a morning visit with his ailing father. Mrs Kennedy accompanied him. His sisters Mrs Sargent Shriver Mrs Peter Lawford and Mrs Stephen Smith also visited. The day included budget work and State of the Union plans.
Air Force redraws Dyna Soar to skip suborbital tests
The Air Force orders a major revision of the Dyna Soar program eliminating suborbital flights. A single large liquid engine plus two solid boosters will propel the glider to space, with orbital return to Edwards Air Force Base after Cape Canaveral test launches. Boeing leads the program with Martin handling the booster contract.
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Washington
Air Force
Earth
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Boeing Co
Martin Co
Empire State Building Sold for 65 Million to Prudential
The Empire State Building, the world’s tallest structure, sold for 65 million dollars to Prudential Insurance Co of America. Prudential granted control to Empire State Building Associates led by Lawrence A. Wien. Wien’s syndicate paid 36 million to Henry Crown. the deal followed 29 million paid by Prudential.
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Newark
N.J
Empire State Building
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Prudential
New York
Empire State Building Associates
Lawrence A. Wien
Henry Crown
Chicago
Empire State Building Corp
Wien
Crown
Empire State
New York City
Mrs Woodrow Wilson Gravely Ill At Washington Home
Mrs Woodrow Wilson is gravely ill with a respiratory infection and complications at her Washington home. The 89 year old widow of the former president has been ill for three weeks and her condition fluctuated but is now slightly improved according to her physician.
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Washington
Woodrow Wilson
Wall Street Edges Higher In Late Trading Amid Rally Hopes
The market advanced in active session with about 4 million shares changing hands. Gains spread across autos, steels, chemicals, and utilities while rails and some utilities lagged. Notable names moved, including Anaconda and Dow components, as traders eyed a potential yearend rally and examined corporate and government issues. A death notice for Mrs. Thomas Steele was reported, noting her birth in 1898 and marriage in 1918.
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New York
Wall Streets
U.S
New York Stock Exchange
Beech Aire
Naff
Wichita
W. R. Naff
In- Beth Steel
Walter L. Naff
Boeing Air
U ‘S Humboldt
Tcessadeessaia
Marvin McCallum
Tulsa
Wayne Newlin
Mont Ward
U's
Robert McGuire
Buri- No Am
East Hill
Cem- Penney JC
Erie
Lkee Ee
St Jos
Sears Roeb
Thomas O. Steele
Grant
Socony
Neosho Memorial Fromme
Spen Chem
Sperry
Ncccesedsc
Rev Finley Urged to Race for U S Senate Nomination
The Chanute Tribune reports in December 1961 that Rev. S Ben Finley of Conway Springs is urged by a Cowley County Democratic group to seek the Democratic nomination for the U S Senate. Howard Elrod, former Cowley Democrats chair, leads the push. Finley, once pastor of Tisdale and organizer of the Little United Nations in Kansas, is expected to announce in 1962.
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Finley
Tisdale Methodist Church
Little United Nations
Kansas
Obituaries and funeral notices regional roundup
Notices report the deaths of Ann Marie Davidson in Humboldt from measles complications with services in Humboldt, and George Scott Ward in Washington DC, with burial at Arlington. Additional funeral details for Arthur A Cochran and John Wesley Oliver include service times, officiants, floral attendants, bearers, and burials in local cemeteries.
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Ann Marie Davidson
Ann Marie
Joe Davidson
Denver
Chanute
H. L. Butts
Humboldt
Brenda Jo
Johnson Funeral Home
E. M. Pearson
Grant Avenue Baptist Church
Mount Hope Cemetery
George Scott Ward
George Scott
Washington, D.C
George Defebaugh
N. Steuben
Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Deaths and Funerals Mrs J L Naff and Bertha Naff
Mrs Bertha Naff 77 of 511 S Grant Erie died yesterday at Erie Rest Haven after two years of ill health. Lifelong Erie resident born Jan 10 1884 she married J L Naff Apr 12 1905 in Thayer. She was survived by her husband and three sons Fred L.
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J. L. Naff
Bertha Naff
S. Grant
Erie
Naff
William Henry Nicholas
Thayer
Erie Christian Church
Order of Eastern Star
Fred L
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Grant Wilson
S. Forest
Eugene Wilson
Kathleen and
Douglas
Joliet, Ill
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L. K. Barham
S. Santa Fe Road
Lloyd Barham Jr
Kenneth
Laura
Orlen
Jani
Independence
Robert Herrin
Peoria
Ill
George L. Barham
Farlton
Charles Herrin
S. Ashby
Tom McQuinn
Betty and
Esther
Paul Davis Jr
Leavenworth
Robert Works
George Works
R. J. Humboldt
Larry Woods
Kansas State University
Manhattan
Robert
K-State
American Insitute For Economic Research
Lewis Taylor
Earlton
E. J. Salzman
S. Western
M. D. Cook
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lewis, Taylor Jr
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Sidney
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Arthur
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Vernon R. Larkin
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Lloyd Drybread Jr
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George Hohnsbehn
Acme
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Jerry Patton
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Billy
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Carvel Hebb
Terry
Sherri
Fall River
Charles Hufford
Neodesha
Margaret Carder
Herbie Carder
Ira Marshall
Fredonia
Bud Adams
Cindy
Randy
S. Steuben
Robert Oliver
E. Main
Carolyn Carder
S. Highland
A. F. Berthot
Francis Berthot
Fort Huachuca
Ariz
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Fort Campbell
Kenneth Berthot
Kenny
Belleville
Elsie Berthot
Oliver Johnston
Jack Shelvin
Topeka
Henry Hanson
Madison
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Paul Davis
Sammy
Mary Davis
Wayne Berthot
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Rosemary
Gerald
Oley Robertson
John Lee
Marcia Jean
Reuben Bean
Barton
Kenneth Robertson
Bill MccGuffey
S. Gretchen
W. J. Rausch
W. Oak
Herschel Robertson
Sandy
Jim Hutchison
Jimmy Lee
S. Lincoln
George Mayfield
S. Plummer
Dudley Fraley
Danny
Debbie
David Smith
Kem
David
Matthew
Iola
Rex Niver
Tish
Wade Mayfield
Tommy
Paul Mayfield
Bill Summers
Opal Howell
Della Bailey
Estel Howell
Robert Bennett
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Wanda Dennis
Longmont
Leonard Williams
Joan
Herbie
Betty Anderson
Vickey
Henry Strack
Dale
Ira Howell
Buffalo
Burrell Howell
Tribune
Daily Transcript
the Tribune
JFK
Clark’s School of Business
Kansas Ave
Topeka, Kansas
Dyna Soar
el Rancho
W. Main
Wall Street
Irene D. Steele
Elk City
Thomas D. Steele
Evangelical United Brethren Church
Asis- Advertising
Mattie Peak
Elk
Fred Dodson
The
Chanute Tribune
Caldwell & Son
S. Santa Fe
Calvert
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