Railroad car withstood collision at Skelton crossing
A 1956 model car struck a Chesapeake and Ohio Railway car at the Skelton crossing near Beckley early today, killing two men identified as Arnold Edgar Lucas and Charles Edward Lynch both 31 and 32. A third man, Earnest Allen Thompson 42, was listed in poor condition with severe injuries including two broken legs. The crash near the Houchins Manufacturing Co involved a diesel push of three cars onto a siding. The driver of Lucas’s car is not identified. Police and train crew responded. ambulances were summoned to the scene.
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Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Skelton
Beckleyans
Arnold Edgar Lucas
Crescent Road
Charles Edward “Ed” Lynch
Maxwell Hill
Raleigh General Hospital
Earnest Allen Thompson
East Prince St
Thompson
Eastern Gas and Fuel Associates
C. and O
Beckley
Houchins Manufacturing Co
Lucas
Presstime Bulletin obituary notes Reed and Lynch kin in Raleigh County
Earnest Allen Thompson is reported in fair condition after surgery with right leg cast and sutured lacera tions. Julia Hartey Lynch is noted as deceased. Thompson, a 10 year Greenbrier Dairy route salesman, was in St Francis de Sales Church Holy Name Society and Beckley Moose Lodge. A WWII veteran he is survived by wife Margaret Hawks and four children. Requiem High Mass, Rosary, and burial plans are listed. The second obituary covers Lucas of Beckley with City Auto Sales ties and Navy service, noting survivors and funeral details. Deaths raise Raleigh County highway fatalities to seven for the year, with eight in 1955.
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Julia Hartey Lynch
Greenbrier Dairy Products Co
St. Francis de Sales Catholic Church
Holy Name Society
Beckley Moose Lodge
Raleigh County
Army
Marine Corps
Margaret Jeanette Hawks
Charles Edward II
Richard Eugene
Webb and Quesenberry
Sunset Memorial Park
Lucas
Matoaka
James and
Minnie Hawks Lucas
Beckley
City Auto Sales
Johnstown Road
Thomas Martin
Oak Hill
Keyser Funeral Home
Beckley Presbyterian Church
J. W. Witherspoon
Beckley Skies Today Prominent stars and Jupiter sighting
The Sun sets at 6 52 p m and rises at 6 02 a m Friday. The Moon rises 3 23 a m Friday with a New Moon on April 10. Prominent stars Regulus and Spica guide the sky at 9 33 p m and 10 15 p m. Jupiter is visible to the right of Regulus with a forecast it will sit midway between Regulus and Spica next year at this time.
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Regulus
Spica
Jupiter
West Virginia Weather Forecast With Cloudy Skies
Increasingly cloudy tonight with lows 40s to mid 40s in the north and east, 42 to 48 in the southwest. Friday looks cloudy and cool with likely showers. Beckley high yesterday and other readings are noted. River stages at Bellepoint for Greenbrier and New River remain clear with the Bluestone Reservoir at normal stage.
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Oak Hill High
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Bluestone Reservoir
Congressional Candidate Injured in Auto Wreck
Wheeling attorney C Lee Spillers a former U S Attorney for Northern West Virginia and a Democratic candidate for Congress in the 1st District was injured in an automobile accident on Bethany Pike when his car plunged into Waddell s Run He was treated at Wheeling General Hospital for cuts and bruises and other injuries not yet determined authorities said the injuries were not believed to be serious
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Wheeling
C. Lee Spillers
Congress
Wheeling General Hospital
Spillers
Fayette Trucker Found Dead in Wrecked Vehicle
Fayetteville resident Thomas L Bennett, 29, died when his truck plunged off Cain Branch road near Route 60. Bennett, married three months to Reva Ann Cole, left Fayetteville last night after visiting Leonard Warren. body found at 8:30 a.m. in Gauley Bridge area. Body taken to local funeral home.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Thomas L. Bennett
E. J. Bennett
Cain Branch Road
Bennett
Leonard Warren
Gauley Junction
Electro-Metallurgical Co
Alloy
Reva Ann Cole
Gauley Bridge
Matoaka Man Escapes Death in Car Crash Near Alpoca
Salvatore Auricchio, 23, of Matoaka survived a crash on State Route 10 near Alpoca when his four door sedan struck a tree after leaving the road. He suffered multiple scalp, face, and neck cuts, checked into Wyoming General Hospital at 2:20 a.m. and released after treatment. He works at the Deerfield mine.
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Mullens
Alpoca
Salvatore Auricrhcio
Matoaka
Auricchio
Wyoming General Hospital
Aurirhhio
Deerfield
Auto theft ends in wreck. two charged in Mullens
In Mullens a stolen car crashed into Foglesong building after a burglary at Mullens Taxi Co. stand. Suspects Lewis Buddy Gillespie, 21, and a 17 year old boy were arrested. Gillespie held on 1000 bond. Police say loot included cigarettes, pennies, stamps. taxi owner Arthur Cecil identified the vehicle.
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Mullens
ANS
Holroyd Ave
Lewis
Buddy) Gillespie
Lamar Sisk
Foglesong
Mullens Taxi Co
Cecil Cab Co
Arthur Cecil
Second St
Cecil
Gillespie
Tolliver Hotel
Bill Houck
Shoe price hikes announced by International Shoe Co
ST. LOUIS reports International Shoe Co the largest shoe manufacturer announced price increases for the fall season across most lines. The move affects retailers and consumers nationwide as new pricing takes effect this autumn.
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ST. Louis
International Shoe Co
Three Demos Oppose Trent in Primary for State Superintendent
Four Democrats compete for the party’s nomination to head West Virginia public schools. Incumbent William Woodson Trent faces Homer May, J Alfred Poe, and newcomer Howard G Holbert Jr. Rohrbough is unopposed for the Republican nod. The post pays 7250 yearly and oversees the Department of Education, state aid, and school laws.
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Three Demos
Trent
William Woodson Trent
Péte
May
St. Mary’s
J. Alfred Poe
South Charleston
Howard G. Holbert Jr
Rivesville
R. Virgil Rohrbough
Grafton
Department of Education
West Virginia Board of Education
State Board of School Finance
Sate Board of Education
Board of Public Works
State Teachers’ Retirement Board
1st Degree Murder Verdict Returned In Wheeling Trial
In Wheeling West Virginia 14 year old Tommy Williams Jr was found guilty of first degree murder in the slaying of Cub Scout David Powell a verdict with a mercy recommendation meaning a life sentence The jury deliberated just over an hour and a defense motion to set aside the verdict was scheduled for a hearing next Wednesday April 11 The boy stood unemotionally as the verdict was read and then returned to jail while his mother did not attend the court scene
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Wheeling
W. Va
Tommy Williams Jr
David Powell
William Callahan
David A. McKee
Intermediate Court
Battle Creek Reverses 90 Year Ban on Meat
The Battle Creek Sanitarium reversed its 90 year meat ban, adding roast beef, lamb, chicken, and turkey to the menu to boost dietary protein. The vegetarian diet was led by the late Dr. John Harvey Kellogg, who died in 1943 at age 91.
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Battle Creek
Mich
James R. Jeffrey
John Harvey Kellogg
States Entry Heats Up Cherry Blossom Parade Fire
West Virginia's 50 foot float proved the parade's hottest entry as flames erupted at the parade's end. The blaze destroyed the float after it finished its run in the Cherry Blossom Festival.
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Washington
West Virginia
Grass Fires Prompt Beckley Fire Units
Fire Chief Bernard Martin reported two grass fires answered Wednesday evening by Beckley firemen. A 4:50 p.m. blaze on Mool Street was extinguished and a 7:15 p.m. fire at the City Dump was brought under control. The dump fire was a continuation of an earlier blaze that afternoon, reignited by wind.
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Beckley
Bernard Martin
Mool St
Martin
Six New Citizens Take Oaths Today in Raleigh Court
Six Raleigh County residents became American citizens in a brief ceremony held in the Raleigh County Circuit Courtroom with Judge Norman Knapp presiding. Ivan Michailovich Malinin, his wife Olga Alexandrovna Malinin, and their son Theodore, all born in Russia and residing at 104 Campbell Court, joined Klara Lydia Shaffer of 311 Edgewood Drive formerly from Germany, John Bolesky of Prosperity formerly of Russia, and Laszlo Gzsanka of 102 Grove Ave formerly from Hungary as new citizens.
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Raleigh
Beckley
Russia
Ivan Michailovich Malinin
Olga Alexandrovna Malinin
Theodore
Campbell Court
Klara Lydia Shaffer
Edgewood Drive
Germany
John Bolesky
Prosperity
Laszlo Gzsanka
Grove Ave
Hungary
Expansion Planned for Wyoming General Hospital
Wyoming General Hospital will expand at an estimated cost of 35000 with conversion of an adjacent 100 by 30 foot native stone building into a new outpatient clinic. The project includes a receiving area and an enclosed corridor to the main building and is slated for completion by September 1.
Ex-Bluefield Family Found Dead in Ohio
In Cleveland a family of five was found dead in their upstairs West Side flat. Emory Hall 37 a sheet metal worker Evalyne Richards Hall 25 his wife and children Gary Lee 7 Emory Jr 4 and Linda 9 died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning. Firemen considered a defective heater flue as the source.
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Cleveland
West Side
Emory Hall
Evalyne Richards Hall
Gary Lee
Emory Jr
Linda
Pike Notes Increase Of Trucks In March
Charleston toll revenue from truck traffic on the West Virginia Turnpike hit a new March high at 131 148.30 dollars. The State Turnpike Commission said total March revenues rose 24.8 percent with a 3.9 percent gain in traffic from a year earlier. March yielded 246 895.15 dollars on 142 617 vehicles versus 197 869.40 dollars on 137 212 vehicles in March last year. Easter weekend traffic included 33 708 vehicles and tolls of 52 202.40 dollars compared with 42 683.70 dollars on 33 483 vehicles a year ago.
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Charleston
West Virginia Turnpike
State Turnpike Commission
Beckley Woman and Shady Spring Kin Die in Collision
A Beckley woman Fonda Ball 23 and two Shady Spring residents Lorenia Brady 17 and Carl Brady 14 died when their car collided with a large transport on U S Route 35 south of Marion Indiana about 9 30 p m Wednesday A fourth Shady Spring resident Grover Brady 21 husband of Lorenia and brother of Ball and Carl Brady was injured and listed in fair condition at Marion General Hospital Officials said the car was crushed and pushed about 150 feet Police identified the victims and funeral arrangements were pending with Webb and Quesenberry Funeral Home at Beckley Funeral notices mention the families and personal details including Ball s husband and son and Brady s Chicago origins
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Beckleyan
Shady Spring
Marion
Ind
Fonda Ball
Beckley
Lorenia Brady
Carl Brady
Grover Brady
Lorenia
Webb and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Brady
Chicago
Ill
Indiana
Mrs Hallie Dew Taken by Death
Mrs Hallie Mae Dew aged 60 of 411 Valley Drive died at home at 7 30 am after months of illness Born Maple Fork August 24 1895 she was a daughter of Raleigh and Florence Stover both deceased She was a First Baptist Beckley member Surviving husband J C Dew one daughter Edith Lilly Beckley two sons Ronald Dew Fort Lee VA Homer Dew Charlottesville VA one brother Wilbert Stover Prosperity three sisters H H Christian Addy Gunnee and Gilbert Thompson Beckley five grandchildren Body at Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home pending arrangements
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Hallie Mae Dew
Valley Drive
Maple Fork
Raleigh
Florence Stover
First Baptist Church
Beckley
J. C. Dew
Edith Lilly
Ronald Dew
Fort Lee
Homer Dew
Charlottesville
Wilbert Stover
Prosperity
H. H. Christian
Addy Gunnee
Gilbert Thompson
Rose and Quesenberry Funeral Home
Chamber Drive Raises $13 379 For Beckley Chamber
Beckley Chamber of Commerce reports about $13 379.50 received toward its membership drive. The figure includes $5 829.50 from committee teams and $7 530 from mailed memberships. Some memberships remain unpaid as the budget stands at $20 000.
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Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
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C.C. Flint
James Berry
Meadow Bridge
James Dorsey
Beaver
J. W. Pate
Lynch
Sprague
Patrick
Charles Edward Lynch
Fayette
W. W. Trent
H. G. Holbert JR
Homer H
Pete’ May
P. O. Miller
Tommy
Bluefield
Ohio
John Libens
Edwin J. Douttiel
Landard
Calvin Pritchard
Pritchard
Douttiel
Hall
Virginia Hall
Pike
Fonda Clarke Ball
South
Oakwood Ave
Joseph
Emma Plumley Brady
Thomas Franklin Ball
Michael
Violet Windsor
Jean Campanaco
Oleta Kidwell
Ina Brady
Carl Alvin Brady
Hallie Dew
Register’s
The
Raleigh Register
Beckley, W. Va
Democrat
Joe F. Burdett
Milton J. Ferguson
Robert H. Mollohan
Albert D. Willer
J. Howard Myers
U. S. Senator
John G. Fox Wiliam C. Marland Byron B. Randolph
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Fred N. Hill
Joseph Arcuri
John T. Copenhaver Cecil H. Underwood Millard A. Holliday
Philip H. Hill Chapman Revercomb
Tom Sweeney
C. Wilson
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