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Six Burned In Autoa ialt;tl(1a(Continued From Page One) ^McDonald and Ruby (’rocketI, I |s are school teachers in .Mingo r': county. |a:Poiceman Charlie France ofin the city of Keystone, about whom so much unusual legal technicalities have been in* the air relative to his violating of the law in pursuit of a criminal, a man who had broken into one of the stores of two of the highest class lmsiness men in the county of McDowell, just because he had a warrant placed in his hands by the Mayor of Keystone and backed up by the Lieutentant Hughes arrived at the scene of this miraculous in--cdent and wreck just in time to assist in keeping the jxjor unfortunates from burned to i death. He accompanied by Mr. Alonso - broke the overturned car open, which was on fire, assisted in rescuing the unfortunates and thereby saved their lives. Wonder if the state officials w i I 1 arrest Charlie France for this act of charity and human protection.Dr. J. M. Whittico. of Williamson. happening to he at Welch with a number of friends, having come to Welch because of the football game between-Wilberforee and Bluofield State Teachers boys, was called who cam quickly to the scene where he rendered all tie* assistance possible and gave orders what to be done with the patients.liI
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The McDowell Times

Keystone, West Virginia, US

Fri, Nov 19, 1937

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