Jail Break Attempt Foiled in Cabell County
Cabell County Sheriff Ezra Midkiff announced a thwarted jail break at the Cabell County jail in Huntington. Jailer Orville Adkins traced tips to the fifth floor cellblock and, via the intercommunication system, heard sawing noises. Nineteen hacksaw blades were recovered from a mattress, mop head, and other locations, indicating an ongoing plan to breach bars.
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Huntington
Ezra Midkiff
Orville Adkins
Cabell County
Sherif
Midkiff
Escaped West Virginia convict captured in Oklahoma
Brady Lee Tomlin, 38, an escaped West Virginia convict who fled from a prison farm on June 28, 1948, was identified by Deputy Sheriff Love Justus in Claremore Oklahoma. Records show he was committed from Wayne County West Virginia on December 27 1945 under the name Brady B Tomlin, with aliases.
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Oklahoma
Claremore
Okla
West Virginia
West , Virginia
Love Justus
Hrady Lee Tomlin
Moundsville
W. Va
Tomlin
Wayne County
Brady B. Tomblin
Improve Pastures For Cattle Fodder, Farmers Advised
Kanawha County official Robert E. Flint urged farmers to seed improved pastures as the best defense against soil erosion while boosting livestock feed per acre. He cited studies showing pasture-fed nutrients per 100 pounds cost far less than corn silage and other grains, with higher yields per acre.
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Robert E. Flint
Kanawha County Production and Marketing Administration Committee
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Flint
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R. L. Anderson
H. M. Hills, JR
E. H. McCowen
Kanawha Blvd
Washington ST
California
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Hearthgard
Geow Neck
Amon
Browns
Ben
Warde
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