Two Killed in Sunday Gun Battle Near Fayette Street
Early Sunday near 1024 S Fayette St a gunfight left Beckley Patrolman Carl Date Buckland and the assailant Marty Oliver Cooper dead. Buckland and Patrolman Jess Williams had stopped a vehicle driven by Ralph Sears after erratic driving. Cooper, a passenger, allegedly drank and drew a pistol as Buckland searched him.
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S. Fayette St
Beckley
Carl Date Buckland
Marty Oliver Cooper
Ceol Ridge
Buckland
Jess Williams
Ralph M. Sears
Crah Orchard
Cooper
Williams
Jerry Godwin
James H. Poole
Roy A. Cunningham
Raleigh County
13th Raleigh fatality marks Midway wreck cross
Raleigh County records the county's 13th highway death after Melvin L. Young, 31, of Pemberton dies from crash injuries in Beckley Hospital. Billy Salley, Prosperity, faces multiple charges. James Cloud, Pemberton, in fair condition. Wreck occurred at 10:35 p.m. Saturday at a curve after the car sped 105 mph. Young, a Meadows Coal miner and World War II veteran, will be remembered with crosses at Midway. Funeral at Pemberton Methodist Church Wednesday.
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Pemberton
Raleigh County
Melvin L. Young
Beckley Hospital
Ceny
Maryland
Virginia
Raleigh
Billy Salley
Prosperity
James Cloud
Salley
Baltimore
Oty
Young
Fireco
United Mine Workers of America
the Meadows Coal Co
Kenneth L
Pemberton Methodist Church
C. E. Walker
S. G. Brooks
Harvey Services Slated Today
Funeral services for Jesse Harvey, 74, Raleigh, were to be held today at 1 p.m. at AME Church Winding Gulf. Rev. M. M. Mitchell and Rev. N. W. Burton to officiate. Burial in Winding Gulf Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Louise Heywood and son Jesse Jr. of East Beckley, five brothers in Georgia, two sisters, and other listed relatives. Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor in charge.
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Jesse Harvey
Raleigh
AME
Winding Gulf
M. M. Mitchell
N. W. Burton
Louise Heywood
Jesse Jr
East Beckley
Noon
Dock
Wiley
Alfred
Edward
Georgia
Charlotte
Catherine Harvey
Ritchie and Johnson Funeral Parlor
Miss Essary Resigns County Home Demonstration Post
Miss Marion Essary resigns as Raleigh County Home Demonstration Agent after two years. She will marry William G. Harris on August 31 in Athens Tennessee and move to his home. Her successor will be named by the West Virginia University Agricultural and Extension Service and approved by the Raleigh County Court.
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Raleigh County
Marion Essary
Athens, Tenn
Wiliam G. Harris
Miss Essary
West Virginia University Agricultural and Extension Service
Raleigh
Frank F. Essary
Lenoir City
Tenn
Berea College
Berea
Tennessee Wesleyan Junior College
Suicide attempt halts in Raleigh County Jail
Sampson Williams twenty died in lawless mindset by self harm in jail. Williams, convict in the murder of Charles Madden, tied mattress string to bars and attempted hanging around 730 p.m. Sunday. Inmate cut him down after about half an hour. Williams survived with no serious injuries and awaits transport to the State Penitentiary in Moundsville. Lions club annual picnic set for 6 p.m. Tuesday at Little Beaver Park with members bringing food and club providing ice cream and drinks.
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Sampson Williams
Jonben
Raleigh
Fred Aaron
Williams
Aaron
Charles Madden
Moundsville
Beckley Lions Club
Little Beaver Park
Four States Represented At Maxwell Hill Fair
Maxwell Hill residents hosted their Sixth Annual Community Fair with visitors from Ohio Kentucky and Maryland. Sponsors included Maxwell Hill Farm Woman's Club and the New River Country Life Program chaired by L B Miller. Highlights featured an all day talent show at 3 pm with 21 contestants and multiple exhibit and activity booths run by local clubs and residents.
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Maxwell Hill
Ohio
Kentucky
Maryland
Maxwell Hill Farm
Woman’s Club
New River Country Life
L. B. Miller
Larry
Garrett
Drama Worley
Patty Crawford
Lillianna Davis
Sandra Williams
Ginny Meadows
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Lawrence Joy Young
Bertha MeePeak Young
Pem‘berton
Lowell Thomas
Molene
Bobby
Charles Tibbets
Russell Williby
Norfolk
Ralph Carrop
New Kingston
Billie Howell
Gloria Sue Mills
Harvey
Martin Heinrich Klaproth
Jachymov Gilver
Bohemia
Tadey
Watts
Eveld
R. D. Watts
Sevivel
Ashton
John W. Eye
Sales & Service
W. Neville St
R. P. Owen
Carl E. Cook
Owen
Maxwell Hill Fair
Sunset Memorial Park
Beckley American Legion Post
Everett Wilson
Elmer Lester
Gene Coleman
George Cox
Elwood McBride
Garland Riddle
Williams, Funeral
Sophia
James Lilly Jr
C. F. Ratliff
Troy Mitchem
C. B. Treadway
D. B. Clower
Eloise Arthur
Dale Dixon
Jack Boblett
H. L. Anglin
Housie Kent
R. J. Broughman
Elizabeth Clowers
L. W. Fridley
S. S. Goode
Dewey Turney
E. L. Fitzgerald
Ted Stover
Worthy. Harris
H. B. Thomas
Hausie Kent
Hubert Anglia
SoCeet Bray Ran
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