Inquest Tonight Into Auto Death

An inquest into the death Sunday of Irene Helson, 40-year-old Blaney Negro, will be held at 7:30 p. m. tonight in the Richland Courthouse. She was killed instantly as she stood on a median on the 1400 block of Harden Street and was struck by an automobile. Being held pending the findings of the inquest jury is Kenley Crumpton, driver of the car that struck … Continue reading Inquest Tonight Into Auto Death

Mary Magdalene “Maggie” Hinson Goff

1894  Mary Magdalene “Maggie” “Maggie” Hinson was born on 30 Jan 1894 in Elgin, Kershaw, South Carolina, USA a child of William David Hinson and Elizabeth E. “Eliza” Kelly Hinson. 1900 Maggie Hinson was counted in the census on 07 Jun 1900 in Richland, South Carolina, USA, as a 7-year-old, male, single, white, daughter. Also in the home were; her father, William Hinson; her mother, … Continue reading Mary Magdalene “Maggie” Hinson Goff

Pedestrian Death Inquest Here Tonight

An inquest into the death of Irene Nelson, 40-year-old Negro woman of Blaney, instantly killed early Sunday afternoon while standing on the median in the 1400 block of Harden Street, has been set for 7:30 Friday night, Corner Cecil Wiles has announced.. The dead woman and a companion, Bertha Harris, a patient at the Columbia Hospital, were struck by a car driven by Kenley Crumpton, … Continue reading Pedestrian Death Inquest Here Tonight

COLUMBIAN

Wreck Victim Remains In Serious Condition A 20-year-old Columbian remained in serious condition at Baptist Hospital last night after injuries sustained in the second wreck in two days at Harden and Hampton Streets. Phillip Burgess, 3306 River Drive, regained consciousness only once during the day, a spokesman said. His wife, Cynthia, 19, was treated and released. The wreck recurred at 10:30 a.m. Monday, almost 24 … Continue reading COLUMBIAN

Violence Snuffs Out 10 Lives Over the Weekend

Wrecks, Slayings Are Listed Violence claimed at least 10 lives in South Carolina during the weekend. Jane Mae Smith, 28-year-old Negro woman of Walterboro, killed with a blast from a shotgun. Police questioned Grant Fraser, 59-year-old Negro. At Columbia, police held a Negro woman for questioning in the fatal stabbing of George Culler, 38-year-old Negro. Columbia officers also questioned a man in the bludgeon death … Continue reading Violence Snuffs Out 10 Lives Over the Weekend

Freak Accident Kills One

Pedestrians Hit on Strip A Negro woman was killed and another seriously injured after being struck by a car in the 1400 block of Harden Street at 2:10 yesterday afternoon. Irene Nelson, 40, of Blaney, was killed. The car was driven by Kenly Crumpton, 31, of 1824 Gregg Street. The victim and a companion, Bertha Harris, were standing on a traffic median strip when Crumpton’s … Continue reading Freak Accident Kills One

S.C. Lists 12 Deaths By Violence

By United Press International At least 12 persons died violently in South Carolina during the weekend, a United Press International survey showed today. The survey counted five traffic deaths. Two persons accidentally asphyxiated, two fatally shot, one accidentally hanged, one stabbed to death, and one fatally bludgeoned. Calvin Keith Pickens, 32, of New Ellenton, was killed when his automobile wrecked at New Ellenton. A 40-year-old … Continue reading S.C. Lists 12 Deaths By Violence

At Least 11 Killed in S.C. By Violence

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS At least 11 lives were lost to violence in South Carolina during the weekend. Pvt. Donald B. Davis of New Ellenton, & a Marine home on leave, and Mrs. Katherine Herron of Augusta, Ga., were found asphydated by gas escaping from a heater in a motel at Johnson’s Crossroads in Aiken County. A New Ellenton man, Calvin K. Pickens, 32, was … Continue reading At Least 11 Killed in S.C. By Violence

TWO INJURED

New Wreck Occurs At Site of Fatality To persons were taken to Columbia Hospital this morning after a two-car collision at Hampton and Harden streets, the same area of an accident Sunday where one person was killed and another seriously injured. Mrs. Cynthia Burgess, 19, of 3306 River Dr., and her husband, Phil, both were admitted to the hospital this morning. The driver of the … Continue reading TWO INJURED