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Newspaper

Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1956

Page

3

Four Vehicles Collide in Deerfield. Truck Driver Charged

State police report a fourway crash on Route 10 at Deerfield at 9 30 am injuring none seriously. George Madison Rice 38 of Princeton was charged with following too closely after his dump truck struck Emmitt Hungate 24 of Pemberton causing Hungate to hit a parked truck. Hungate s car suffered major damage. Rice must appear before Magistrate Houck.

Mullens RNS Deerfield George Madison Rice Princeton Tuck Brown Coal Co Bluefield

Bayrd Funeral Services Set Friday in Mullens

Mrs. Ethel Mae Bayrd 67 of Mullens died Wednesday after hospital admission. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at Mullens Presbyterian Church, with burial in Roselawn Cemetery. She was married to William S. Bayard and survived by two sons, two brothers, and one sister.

Bayrds Wyoming County Covel Coal Company Grundy Mullens First Pesbyterian Church William Branham Mullens Roy Branham A. C. Shelton Richlands Earl. Shelton Fayetteville Tollie Caudill Helen Roberston Foglesong Ray Frank Caldwell Thomas Caves Robert Clark Charles Cook Jr. L. Reese

Two Brothers Shot In Accidental Tragedy In Mullens

In Mullens West Virginia on the eve of Christmas two brothers were shot in an apparent accident with guns given to them as gifts. Fifteen year old Tommy Fields died minutes after the shooting and eleven year old Larry Fields was wounded but not seriously. Investigators said both rifles a .22 caliber bolt action and a .410 shotgun were on the bed where the boys played. Larry expressed sorrow over the incident and said he wished they had not gotten the guns. The brothers were the sons of Addie and Harold Fields with a third child Seaman in the Navy and another daughter Mrs. Robert McCoy. The body of Tommy was taken to Robertson and Foglesong Funeral Home.

Mullens RNS South Mullens Thomas Jason Tommy) Fields Larry Fields Fields Green Building Wyoming General Hospital Addie Fields Tommy Oak Hill Larry Edgar King Coal Chevrolet Co Mein Tralee Tom Wiley Hersmant James Fairchild Wendell Cook Bay Amherstdale Seaman Harold Fields Navy California Robert McCoy Springlake N. C Robertson and Foglesong

Wyoming Police Seek Burglars in Rail Depot Thefts

Police in Wyoming County seek burglars tied to two break ins at the Virginian Railway. At Baileysville thieves swiped American Encyclopedias valued at 250 dollars from the freight depot destined for Baileysville High School. In Shan­Non, a toolhouse was broken into. Authorities note the incidents may have occurred Sunday night and enlisted state police help.

Mullens RNS Wyoming County Virginian Railway Baileysville Baileysville High School Shan- Inon Sen. Acord

Whitesville Lions Vote to Buy Glasses for Children

Sixteen members of the Whitesville Lions Club voted to buy three pairs of glasses for three area children at the Tuesday meeting. The inner meeting was held at the Whitesville Hotel. Ted Bsharah presided as vice president. Bread prices rose 10 percent between 1945 and 1956.

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