Ray Becker

Material Information

Title:
Ray Becker
Publication Date:

Notes

General Note:
Son of a Chicago preacher and a one time ministerial student, Ray Becker, changed his name from Ralph Burgdorf after escaping from a Bellingham jail where he was serving time for draft evasion. He arrived in Centralia from Raymond about November 9. He was convicted of second degree murder and was the last of the defendants to be released. He was parolled in 1939 and died in 1956.
Source:
From the private collection of Eleanor Walden, Berkeley, California.

Record Information

Source Institution:
Centralia College
Holding Location:
Centralia College
Rights Management:
Eleanor Walden, personal collection donated to Centralia College, Kirk Library, 2010.

Centralia Membership

Aggregations:
Centralia College