Kidnapping Suspect Confesses in Greenlease Slaying
St Louis police say Carl Hall and Bonnie Heady admitted kidnapping and killing 6 year old Bobby Greenlease. The body was found in a shallow grave in St Joseph Missouri. Hall carried 300000 ransom money when arrested at the Congress Hotel. FBI said ransom was 600000 paid by the boy's wealthy parents. Hall said he knew the Greenlease family and attended military school with Paul Greenlease. A pistol was found with the money.
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FBI
Bobby Greenlease
Robert Letterman
Tulsa
St. Joseph
ST. Louis
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Emily Heady
Hall
Congress Hotel
Washington
Greenlease
Paul Greenlease
Airport Night Lighting Bids Sought by Court
The County Court will advertise sealed bids for the third stage of the Memorial Airport night lighting project. Airport Engineer Robert L. Davis prepared six schedules that may be bid separately or combined. Bids open at 10 a.m. on November 3, a regular Court meeting day.
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Memorial
Robert L. Davis
Ward's Office To Close at 3
Sheriff John Ward urged taxpayers to visit his office before 3 p.m. as staff will spend the last two hours daily processing mailed payments and balancing that day’s business. The change, to stay in effect until about Nov 15, follows a large mail volume this season.
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John Ward
Ward
Beckley Mother Clears Charges in Child Neglect Case
Dixie Wooten of Beckley had two charges dismissed in a case stemming from the beating of her son last fall by Mary Haskins, whom Wooten hired to care for her three children. The dismissal ends concerns over abandonment and neglect allegations tied to the incident.
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Dixie Wooten
Beckley
County Court Delays Action on Harper Man Constable Seat
The County Court postponed ruling on Henry Clyburn of Harper for the Trap Hill District constable post until October 24. The court accepted a written resignation from George Dalton who said he had taken a job in Ohio.
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Harper
Trap Hill
George Dalton
Ohio
School Children Visit Third Ave Fire Station Open House
Over 600 youngsters visited the Beckley Fire Department Third Ave substation during Fire Prevention Week. Assistant Chief Otis Lyons said the morning was spent welcoming students from Institute Elementary School. Firefighters and a Beckley Junior Chamber committee led by President Ted Kessinger handed out candy balloons and soft drinks to visitors.
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Wilson Doubts Russia's H Bomb Readiness
Washington reports Secretary Wilson doubts Moscow will wage sustained atomic war within three years and may not have a ready to use hydrogen bomb. He said Russians are three or four years behind in atomic weapons, while Eisenhower warned of atomic danger and other officials offered varied assessments of Russia’s hydrogen capabilities.
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Val Peterson
Davis Pledges Qualified Officials For Beckley Admin
Mayor elect Elmer L. Davis pledges a city administration guided by able, qualified officials after the January 1, 1954 takeover. He and five Democratic city council nominees and the city recorder winner won big margins, with Davis vowing strict law enforcement and open, merit-based appointments. He said applications will be sought for all posts, including police chief, and council confirmation will be required.
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Beckley
Davis
City Recorder
Emery J. Smith
C. L. Bibb
Noel Christian
H. P. Meadows
W. R. Campbell
George C. Porter
Lane
George B. Chambers
Evan Hall
Hall
Recorder
Raleigh County Criminal Court Docket For October Term
The complete felony and misdemeanor docket for Raleigh County Criminal Court October term lists cases by date from Oct 13 to Oct 28. Names include Walter A. Brown grand larceny breaking and entering. Claude Bell breaking and entering. Huey Canterbury rape. Benjamin Johnson murder. George Barbour bad check. many defendants charged with breaking and entering grand larceny and other offenses. Continuous schedule covers Oct 13 through Oct 28 with multiple counts of maiming bad checks and arson among others.
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Raleigh County Criminal Court
Walter A. Brown
Dan D. Daniels
Earl Long
John Mitchell Lane
Bobby Lee Miller
Orland Edward McKinney
William H. Price
James Richard White
Claude Bell
Steve Chester Williams
Arvel Preston Combs
Chrissie Combs
Carlos Frank Combs
James Dalton
Griffin Wilson
Herbert Judkins
James J. Jackson
Robert Ledwell
Tom Rogers
Lincoln Stover
Juanita Workman
Frank Woody
Eddie Lee Drake
James Douglas
Raymond Lee Powell
L. A. Garner
David George
Charles R. Hawkins
P. P. Kidd
Margaret Murdock
Viola Rogers
Frank N. Radford
Benny Smith
Robert Vines
Marcell Terry
Marcellous Marshall Johnson
Edward Spradley
James Kenneth Sanders
Huey Canterbury
Robert Evans
Benjamin Johnson
Norma Jean Barbour
George Barbour Jr
Nathan Kincaid
George Botman
Ben Edward Blevins
Arnold Caldwell
Everett Miller
Robert Hayes Friend
James Shepherd
Bertha Thompson
Helen Thompson
Delmar Gene Cazart
Johnny Gavin
Virgil Green
Junior Miller
James L. McBride
Bobby Hatfield
Archie Richardson
Dennis P. Clay
George P. Clay
Gus Foster
Percy Wright
Sherman Washington
William Davis
Reba Milam
Charles Larkin Crawford
James Joeseph Fredman
Avery McGrady
W. Turner Paris
James Joseph Fredman
Fire Fighters Contain Three Area Forest Fires
Fire crews report three forest fires in District 4 of the State Conservation Commission, Beckley. Two blazes at Black's Fork of Cabin Creek in Wyoming County are under control, while patrols handle a third fire at Mountain Creek head in Mercer County. no new fires reported by noon today.
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State Conservation Commission
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Mercer County
State Police Car Pool Study Under Governor’s Panel
A three member committee led by State School Supt. W. W. Trent reviews a state car pool with possible mileage payments for employees who use their own cars. The group will report to the State Board of Public Works after assessing feasibility and costs including cataloging state owned vehicles.
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Marland
W. W. Trent
William H. Ansel
Election results show Democrats win key city offices
Winning Democrats include Mayor Elmer Davis 2872, Recorder Emery J. Smith 2791, and Councilmen Noel Christian 2940 Clarence L. Bibb 2825 re elected, W. R. Campbell 2688 H. P. Meadows 2638 Borge Co Porter 2717. Losing Republicans list George B. Chambers 2095 mayor, T. E. Bazzarre Jr. 2131 recorder, Council candidates Joe Farris 2066 Grover Hedrick Jr 2286 R D Kemp 1942 Brown Payne 1681 D B Shumate 1772. Precinct returns on page 10.
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Emery J. Smith
Noel Christian
Clarence L. Bibb
W. R. Campbell
H. P. Meadows
Borge Co
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George B. Chambers
Recorder
T. E. Bazzarre Jr
Governor Unharmed After Knoxville Train Wreck
Tennessee Governor Frank Clement escaped unharmed when Southern Railway's Birmingham Special near Knoxville was struck by runaway freight cars. An inspector, W. O. Smelser, was killed. fireman J. E. Troutman and flagman J. C. May were hospitalized. The wreck occurred as the train stood at the station en route to Washington.
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Tenn
Southern Railway
Birmingham
Washington
Frank Clement
Eisenhower
Tennessee Valley Authority
Anchorage
W. O. Smelser
J. E. Troutman
J. C. May
Port Strike Ends As Longshoremen Stabilize North Atlantic
A cargo pileup melted today as long shoremen resumed work at North Atlantic ports after a five day strike, returning humming activity to the waterfront.
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New York
Beckley Excluded in Order Dog Quarantine for Two Districts
Raleigh County declares a 120 day dog quarantine for Slab Fork and Town Districts excluding Beckley. Hunters with dogs barred from the areas as hunting season starts amid statewide fire danger. Sheriff Ward notes 17 rabid dogs in two weeks. local enforcement handles the measure. Previous Raleigh quarantines for Marsh Fork and entire county were lifted in June.
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J B. McLaughlin
Slab Fork
Beckley
Raleigh
State Conservation Commission
John C. Ward
Anthony J. Sparacino
H. G. Farmer
Ward
Small Percentage of 1952 Negro High School Graduates in College
West Virginia board reports 168 of 990 state Negro high school graduates in 1952 go to college in state, 65 go to other states, 24.45 percent overall vs 26.04 percent for white graduates. Presidents Wright and Wallace urge statewide alumni effort to expand college enrollment and address job placement, funding, and extension program gaps.
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West Virginia
State Board of Education
Stephen J. Wright
Bluefield State College
William J. L. Wallace
West Virginia State
Charles A. Williamson
Wright
Wallace
Bluefield
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