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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1951
Page
10
Judge F Morton Wagner urged Mercer County April Grand Jury to investigate gambling activities including lip tickets and the numbers racket. He told jurors they may summon property owners and junk dealers to uncover connected crimes and noted reports of juveniles under 18 selling stolen junk. He outlined grand jury duties and governing laws.
Two Jumping Branch youths Charles Upton and Dewey Cox were injured in a Sunday evening motorcycle crash on the Beckley Hin tin highway near J A Walker's garage. They were taken to Hinton Hospital with Cox suffering only bruises and Upton more seriously hurt. Upton is the son of J L Upton and Cox the son of Chap Cox.
Funeral services incomplete for Ellis Hampton Martin 38 who died Sunday evening after a highway crash near his home. He was pronounced dead at Hinton Hospital after being taken by a passing motorist. Cause listed as skull fracture and broken ribs. Martin, traveling with wife on Route 20 toward Rainelle from Hinton, reportedly swerved to avoid a man who ran into his car door can causing fatal injuries. Police investigated. Survived by six brothers and three sisters. unmarried. formerly timber cutter in Virginia. longest listed kin include Gordon Martin of Fast Rainelle and Marshall Fleshman. The article notes his death and family details amid spaces and OCR errors.
Mrs Helen Wise of Charleston DC and Mr and Mrs Don Hoffman and children John Carolyn and Jimmie have returned home after visiting Mrs Ida Abshire and Mrs Beulah Hamnogan. Mr and Mrs Paul Lowe have returned from Stork Florida where they were guests of friends. Mr and Mrs James Walker and daughter Suzanne and Mr and Mrs John C Ridenour and children Sharon and Allen spent five days in Winter Park Florida.
Ameagle-Dr and Mrs A L Batalion entertained Ameagle Whitesville parents and teachers group at their home Friday with five tables in play. Attending were Dr and Mrs Ray Patrick, Mrs Ben Petiry, Mr and Mrs John Heller, Mr and Mrs Elizabeth Stewart, Mrs John Lipari, Mr and Mrs Jack Stewart, and others. A newborn girl, seven pounds, was born Monday at St. Francis Hospital Charleston to Mrs Elizabeth Stewart.
Funeral services for 70 year old Mrs Alice Cantley Thompson of Lawson will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. in the Lawson Church of God with Rev Charles Hudnall officiating. Burial follows in the family cemetery at Lawson. She died Sunday afternoon after a long illness at her home.
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