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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1958

Page

2

Curtis Lusk Fined for Negligent Shooting Incident

Curtis Paul Lusk, 41, Hatcher, was fined $25 and costs after a Conservation Commission arrest for negligent shooting that struck Chesley Monk in the right elbow while hunting in Wyoming County. Monk received treatment at Wyoming General Hospital Mullens. Lusk mistook Monk for game. Elbert Hudgins, 21, Vincill Perkins, 28, and Paul Perkins, 24, Montcalm, were fined $10 and costs each after trespassing on private property while hunting.

Curtis Paul Lusk Hatcher John Lambert Conservation Commission Lusk Chesley Monk Herndon Wyoming County Monk Wyoming General Hospital Mullens Elbert Hudgins Vincill Perkins Paul Perkins Montcalm A. W. Boone

Mrs Elizabeth Rakes Rites Saturday

Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Rakes will be held at Max Meadows Virginia at 1 p.m. Saturday with burial at Draper Valley near Pulaski. She died Wednesday at her granddaughter’s Tralee home aged 84, born May 14 1874 in Carroll Virginia and a Welch Pentecostal Holiness Church member. She was preceded in death by her

Tralee RNS Elizabeth Rakes Max Meadows Draper Valley Pulaski Rakes Robert Lee Cox Carroll Welch Pentecostal Holiness Church

Murdered' Wife Alive. Husband Faces Assault Charge

Audra Martin survived a reported rock bludgeoning near Glade West Virginia. Desper Martin, 36, a Glen White miner, is charged with felonious assault after claiming he killed his wife whom deputies later located alive in Prince. The couple had tied up a desertion case with their ten children prior to the incident.

Martin Glade Fayette County Fox Quinnimont U. S. 19

Funeral details for James Rakes and family

Surviving are four sons and six daughters. The body was to be removed from the chapel of the O J Douglas Mortuary in Welch at 1 p.m. today to the Max Meadows home of a son, James Rakes.

Andrew J. Douglas Welch Max Meadows James Rakes

Kilsyth Couple Welcome Daughter Pamela Sue Kenney

Mr and Mrs Adrian Kenney of Kilsyth announce the birth of their daughter Pamela Sue at 1 34 PM Oct 20 at Charleston General Hospital. The baby weighed seven pounds two ounces. The couple also has a daughter Sharon Kay. The mother is the former Frances Coleman of Long Branch.

Kilsyth Adrian Kenney Pamela Sue Charleston General Hospital Sharon Kay Frances Coleman Long Branch

Colcord Socials and Local Health News

Mrs Paul Florentz and children Sandra and Freddie of Colcord spent Sunday evening in Mullens. Mr and Mrs James Thompson and son Stevie of Chesapeake spent the weekend with relatives in Colcord. Linda Fraley of Charleston visited her family in Colcord. Colcord Presbyterian Choir rehearsal set for Thursday at 7 p m. Herman Dillon about 40 admitted to Charleston Memorial Hospital, heart attack suspected. Mrs Roy Withrow of Colcord returned home after Charleston Memorial Hospital surgery. Luther Dillon visited his nephew in hospital. Dorothy RNS reports approximately $90 was taken at the Dorothy Elementary School spaghetti supper to aid school needs.

Colcord Rns Paul Florentz Sandra Freddie Mullens James Thompson Stevie Chesapeake Virgil Thompson Modest Thompson Linda Fraley Charleston B. C. Fraley Doris Shirley Junior Colcord Presbyterian Herman Dillon Charleston Memorial Hospital Roy Withrow Luther Dillon

Funeral Sunday For Mrs. Billups

Funeral services for Mrs Una Billips 78 Ramsey will be held Sunday at Liberty Baptist Church in Ramsey with Rev Lewis Morris officiating. Burial follows at Harrah Cemetery. She died Thursday at home after a long illness. Survivors include two sons Elza E and Esmond E, 16 grandchildren, and 22 great grandchildren. Body moved from Thomas Funeral Home to residence Saturday.

Ohio Esmond E Ramsey Thomas Funeral Home Ansted

Area Births at Charleston Memorial Hospital in October

October births recorded at Charleston Memorial Hospital include a son for Mr and Mrs Robert Dotson on Oct 20, a son for Mr and Mrs James H Hendricks on Oct 13, a son for Mr and Mrs Homer Morris on Oct 18, and a son for Mr and Mrs Ted D Hendricks on Oct 8. The Rev and Mrs Ernest Edmond of Dorothy have returned home after visiting relatives in Tennessee.

Charleston Memorial Hospital Robert Dotson James H. Hendricks Homer Morris Ted D. Hendricks Ernest Edmond Dorothy Tennessee

Walker Fractures Arm in Truck Mishap at Tralee

Walker Paul Walker aged 42 of Charleston fractured his left forearm when the steering wheel of the truck he was driving spun out of control. He told attendants at Wyoming General Hospital the truck was being turned around on railroad tracks at Tralee about 8 45 a m. Also Susan Gay Sluss a six year old Mullens girl underwent X ray at Mullens hospital to determine the extent of a wrist injury from a fall.

Mullens ANS Paul Walker Charleston Walker Hubert Jones Trucking Co Wyoming General Hospital Tralee Susan Gay Sluss Mullens Hospital

Pontchartrain Bridge: 24 Mile Causeway Between New Orleans

The Pontchartrain Bridge spans 24 miles linking New Orleans with northern points. Construction cost reached 46 million dollars, marking a major transportation project.

Pontchartrain New Orleans Points

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