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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1957
Page
4
Long list of death notices and funeral details for residents of West Virginia towns. Includes Nannie F. Eager 83. CLAY Jr. service at Spring Fork Baptist Church. Richard Cleary 39. Cezar A. Crites 61. Jatand Dye infant. Dersey Lee Egnor 41. Mrs Berthe Escue. James Thomas Gosnet 74. multiple other obituaries with survivors, service times, and burial locations.
Port au Prince faces violent clashes as supporters of ousted president Fignole threaten arson against the capital unless he is allowed to return. Reports say at least 50 people died in weekend violence, with the junta deploying troops to curb fires and looting while Fignole seeks refuge in New York.
A 7 year old boy William Andrew Slate of Ward died Sunday at Joyland Park after being struck by a miniature train. A funeral service will be held at 2 P M Wednesday in Cook Mortuary Chapel Cedar Grove with Rev Buckner officiating. Burial in Ward Cemetery. He was the son of Mr and Mrs William Jennings Slate. Surviving are a sister Deborah Ann his parents and several grandparents and great grandparents.
Weather data shows hot and humid conditions with scattered thunderstorms in Charleston Maryland CIROINTA Eastern West Western Pennsylvania Kentucky and other areas. Reports list temperatures around 91 degrees Fahrenheit at 3 pm and winds up to 33 mph in the afternoon.
Three Charleston youngsters were injured yesterday in a Little League baseball game. Robert Smallridge, 12, fractured left ankle after being struck by a ball. Charles Fansmith, 11, bruised chest. Charles Gardner, 8, bruised chest. All were treated and released at Charleston Memorial Hospital.
A 47 year old St Albans man Roy L Cash died at Thomas Memorial Hospital from a self inflected 20 gauge shotgun wound in the head. He was found in his bedroom at 415 Holley Street and died about two hours later. Sheriff Sgt James F Beane said Cash, a painter at Westvaco, is survived by his wife Ruby a daughter Anna Fay his mother Mrs Annie Cash of Garretts Bend four brothers C B Glenn Denver and Cestle and three sisters Ida Woodyard May Bishop and Valerie Eggleston. The body rests at Alley and Caldorph mortuary in St Albans.
Mrs. Maude Fleshman Lusher, 74, of Rand, died Sunday after a long illness. Service set for 11:30 a m at St John’s Methodist Church Rand with Rev W Hall and Rev Elwood Fleming officiating. Burial in End of the Trail Cemetery. Body at Fidler and Frame mortuary Belle, arriving at church an hour before service.
Three Fayette County deputies will attend a three day in service school in Charleston starting Tuesday. Attending are Bernard Johnson, Pete Withrow, and Fred O Boyle.
In Upshur County Circuit Court Judge J Dowell Jennings scheduled Eugene H Linger of Weston for execution by electric chair on October 18 following denial of a motion to set aside a first degree murder verdict. The 30 year old glassworker was convicted in the shotgun killing of William H White of Weston after an 11 hour jury deliberation. A 90 day stay was granted to allow an appeal to the State Supreme Court.
Special demonstration on fitting and grooming pigs and baby beef to be held in Fayette County. Extension agents Richard Glass and Raymond Fox will assist. The session starts at 9 a.m. at the home of Mrs. Sibyl Jones, president of the county 4 H Leaders Assn.
Services set for M G Gillespie at 2 pm in the Veterans Administration Hospital Richmond. The article explains the term frank derives from the French coin meaning free.
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