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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1954
Page
4
A Coal Fork woman, Mary Kuhn, 38, fell on two wet pavement near her home, suffering a double fracture of the left leg. She was admitted to McMillan Hospital for treatment. attendants at Fidler and Frame mortuary reported the incident.
A man and a woman injured in a Diamond area automobile crash yesterday morning were reported in good condition at local hospitals. William N. Martin 45 of Glasgow suffered a spinal injury and burns. Nancy McVickers 19 of Glasgow had possible spine and elbow injuries and an arm cut. Martin was driver. car skidded on wet pavement near U S Rt 0 and crashed into an embankment.
A woman formerly married to a jailed felon asks Federal Judge Ben Moore to decide if her Bluefield property can be sold to satisfy income tax liens. Dorothy Lea Montgomery claims deception by ex husband Casto and lack of notice, asserts forged returns, and seeks injunction while the matter proceeds.
Charles M. Conner of Pennsylvania Avenue won a boundary line dispute in Circuit Court. He stated he is a cousin and not a nephew of the plaintiff Lillian Conner Burnett. The Gazette had incorrectly reported he was a nephew. Burnett sought $10,000 claiming unlawful withholding of about a half acre of property. the jury returned a verdict for Conner.
Charleston plaintiffs Christian and Watkins Jr sue Chesapeake and Potomac Tel Co for 10000 damages claiming losses from a revoked number 39153 after advertising and stationery were printed. They say public confusion arose as to which number to use while the injunction lingered in Common Pleas Court, later revived in Circuit Court. Judge Staige Davis denied the request.
Marmet resident Woodrow W. Crockett 37 from Cemetery Hill was knocked unconscious for hours after a lightning bolt struck near him during an early morning storm. He was treated at Memorial Hospital for nasal bone trace, facial cuts, and possible chest injuries. Crockett was taken by Johnson mortuary ambulance after the 5 05 a m strike as a tree split nearby. His wife was knocked down and their home windows shattered.
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