Richmond Rites Set On Tuesday
Funeral services for James Richmond will be conducted at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Septiva First Baptist Church by the Rev R Hy Dean. Burial will be in the American Legion Cemetery with military rites at the graveside. Richmond, 19, formerly of Lego, was killed in an automobile accident in Rhode Island Friday. The body arrived at Williams Funeral Home, Sophia, Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Richmond
Septiva First Baptist Church
R. Hy
Dean
American Legion
Richmond
Lego
Rhode Island
Williams Funeral Home
Sophia
Boxdale
Willie Boxdale
Central Baptist Church
S. A. Abrams
Greenwood Memorial Park
Beckley ‘Duxes Club
Gallipolis
Box- Sale
Columbus
Jonben
C. D. Trent Funeral Home
Infant Rites Held for McAlpin Baby
Graveside rites for the infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey McAlpin were set for noon at Wrights Cemetery. The baby died at 10 37 am Sunday in a local hospital. Survivors include two sisters Patricia and Annette and a brother Herman Jy at home, maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Henry Taylor of Raleigh, paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs John Harvey of Raleigh. Wrights Funeral Home in charge.
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Herman Harvey
McAlpin
Wright’s
Patricia
Annette
Herman Jy
Henry Taylor
Raleigh
John Harvey
Wright
Checks Ready for Special Levy Election Workers
County Clerk C. C. Smith Jr. says checks for workers in the special levy election on April 22 are prepared. They may be picked up at the courthouse office at any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Smith Jr
Grady Quicksey to Face Grand Jury in Beckley Shooting Case
Grady Quicksey, 103 Grant St., waived a preliminary hearing on a charge of shooting with intent to kill after a May 12 incident at the Trailway Hotel on S. Fayette St. He was released on bond after his wife posted 509. The victim, Carlo Spradley, 32, of East Beckley, remained hospitalized with a bullet wound to the left thigh. Police later arrested Sam Harvey, Lewis Hale Jr., and Paul Jones on gambling charges at the same hotel.
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Grady Quicksey
Grant St
Cotton White
Mary Jane
Quicksey
Beckley Hospital
Durham
Trailway
S. Fayette St
Sam Harvey
Lewis Hale Jr
Paul Jones
Harvey
Hele
Jones
V and
Trailway Hote
Conditions Of Kessels Reported Slightly Improved
Mrs. Edna Kessel and her daughter Linda were said to be in slightly improved condition at the Medical College of Virginia Hospital Richmond. They suffer from histoplasmosis a lung fungus likely contracted from chicken litter used for garden. Dr W B Lilly stated both had X rays and tests ongoing. Mrs Kessel is seriously ill and fever has abated somewhat. She is wife of Dr Clark Kessel of 109 Bellevue Lane.
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Edna Kessel
Linda
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
W. B. Lilly
Kessel
Beckleyan
Virginia Hospital
Lilly
Clark Kessel
Bellvue Lane
Fatal Raleigh County Crash Marks Seventh This Year
Cincinnati driver Verile Jack Waddell, 33, died when his Anchor Motor Freight tractor veered off Route 3 at Pluto Road, rolled, and threw him from the cab. Police noted possible sleepiness or excessive speed before striking a utility pole, causing extensive damage and a seven hour power outage in the Richmond District. Waddell’s body to Cincinnati. A prior 1956 crash near Crab Orchard killed Buster Bragg.
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Raleigh County
Jack Waddell
Cincinnati
Raleigh General Hospital
Rt. 3
Pluto Road
Waddell
Anchor Motor Freight Inc
Union
Water Supply Hit by Wreck Prompted Conservation
Beckley Water Co patrons urged to conserve water for two to three days after a Sunday crash on State Route 3 caused an eight hour power failure. Ohio truck driver Jack Waddell, 33, of Cincinnati, died when his tractor trailer snapped a utility pole. Reservoirs dropped twelve feet and some pipes carried red water as pumping systems began to recover.
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Beckley Water Co
High Points
Shady Spring
Ohio
Jack Waddell
Cincinnati
Waddell
Twelve Arrested In On-the-Spot Skin Game
State Police seized twelve men during a Saturday night on the spot gambling raid at a Rho dell rooming house. William B. McKinney owner of the premises paid fines totaling 23 dollars and costs for gambling and operating the game. Magistrate J. K. Cole was summoned after the arrests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodell
William B. McKinney
Plalroom
J. K. Cole
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McKinney
William Ira McKinney
Sophia Missionary Baptist Church
Dewey Wilson
Bill Brown
Prim
Harry Ballou
McGinnis St
Beckley Post Office
Ballou
Indiana
Beckley
Infantry
Etta St. Clair
Glen. White
Grand Jury
Betty Belly
Carla Spradley
Beily
Carlo
Grady
Leo
Norman Wiley
Norman
Calfee Wi
South Oakwood
Clifford
Butte
Ivor
Foger
Appalatchian Electric Power Co
Webb and
Neal
Crab Orchard
Buster Bragg
Sullivan
di, G. M. Powers Dentist
Main Street
Kyle Cleaners
Kyle Cleaners Inc
South Kanawha St
Gulf
Tolle
New Gulf
Oo Tv Ts
Irene
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