Eight Dangerous WV Convicts Captured After Wide Search
Eight of fourteen long term inmates who escaped from the West Virginia state penitentiary were captured in a large manhunt across West Virginia and Ohio. Notables include Elmer Tichnell and Everett L. Ruble, both captured near the Ohio river after abandoning a stolen car. The roundup involved some injuries, storefront captures, and air support as 200 police and National Guardsmen pursued the remaining fugitives.
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Moundsville
W. Va
West Virginia State Penitentiary
West Virginia
Ohio
Elmer Tichnell
Everett L. Ruble
Belpre
Ohio River
Parkersburg
Powhatan
Yestern
Floyd Fritzman
National
National Guard
Ohio River Valley
Coast Guard
Fritzman
Dennis C. Taylor
Rosbys Rock
Exclusive Franchise Sales Pitch for Pocatello Area
Sales manager offers an FHA backed appliance franchise with small investment targeting plumbers, appliance stores, contractors, and homeowners in Pocatello. Promises earnings of 1000 to 1500 dollars monthly. For interview, write Rinse-Away, id E 82nd Place, Los Angeles.
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Pocatello Ares
Tga
Mosse
Pocatello
Los Angeles
Hal Grayson Admitted to Patton State Hospital for Alcoholism
Hal Grayson once a leading bandleader was committed to Patton State hospital for the insane at his request to treat alcoholism that has ruined his career and health. Superior Judge William M Byrne ordered the commitment yesterday after Grayson was jailed on repeated drunken charges in recent years.
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Hollywood
Hal Grayson
Patton State Hospital
Grayson
William M. Byrne
Byington Family Holds 22nd Reunion in Idaho
About 150 members of the Hiram N Byington family gathered at Memorial hall in Pocatello for their twenty second reunion, a day spanning prayer singing eating dancing and business for six generations. Attendees traveled from the western states to celebrate the lineage begun by Byington born 1800 in Ohio who joined the LDS church after moving west in 1850. Group officers include Loren Byington Ernest L Byington Leslie Burrup Elsie Clegg and Zina Burrup. The event ran from 9 a m to midnight ending with a dance.
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Byington
Hiram N. Byington
Ohio
Memorial Hall
United States
Mendy
Pocatello
Downey
Lava Hot Springs
LDS Church
Idaho
Utah
Washington
Oregon
California
Nevada
Montana
Wyoming
Loren Byington
Ernest L. Byington
Leslie J. Burrup
Elsie Clegg
Zina Burrup
Temple
Byingtons
Burglaries Not Solved In Pocatello Cases
Chief Guy Nelson said Saturday no new developments in the safe burglary of the O P S store on South Fifth Avenue where $2802 was taken after the dial was knocked off and the combination punched. A similar break in at the Bistline Agency on North Arthur Avenue failed that night. A third burglary at the Alameda Bargain Barn appears by different workers, suggesting two suspects in the trio of incidents.
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Pocatello
Guy Nelson
O.P.S
South Fifth Ave
Nelson
Bistline
North Arthur Ave
Ias Alameda
Counterfeit Chip Scheme Nets Las Vegas Losses
Police report four men and possibly two women cashed more than 5000 in red colored fake chips at the Hotel El Rancho Vegas during Memorial Day weekend. District Attorney Ray S. Phillips identified suspect Robert E. Jones, with Los Angeles police detaining District Ray S. Phillips for extradition to Las Vegas to face charges of obtaining money under false pretenses.
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Las Vegas
Nev
el Rancho Vegas
Robert E. Jones
Ray S. Phillips
Los Angeles
Current Probe May Indicate Whether Public Should Be Told A Bomb Supply
Sen. Brien McMahon says the atomic energy inquiry may decide if Americans should know the nation’s bomb stockpile. He urges weighing benefits and risks of disclosure. Sen. Hickenlooper questions publicity and production records, citing propaganda at Oak Ridge.
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Washington
Brien McMahon
Conn
McMahon
House-Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Detroit
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
Burke B. Hickenlooper
Atomic Energy
David E. Lilienthal
Hickenlooper
Lilienthal
Commission
Iowa Republican
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Atomic Plant
Truman
Oak Ridge
Not So Musical Neighbors Fight Coon Hound Noise
In Des Moines Henry W. Clayton faced neighbors who urged he ban seven coon hounds from his property due to their terrible cries. Clayton countered the complaints saying the howls are beautiful and that 22 dogs in his yard sound better.
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Des Moines
Henry W. Clayton
Clayton
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