The Southwest Times Historic Newspaper Archive for Southwest Virginia

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Disasters

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1899	Noah Finley Hanging - September 16, 1899
1920	Pounding Mill Rock Crusher Explosion, Aug 13, 1920 Dead Robert McGhee Grover McGhee F. Myers J.L. Smith John Byrd Allen Byrd Edward Byrd Jasper Jackson Wash Lovern Injured George Brewster Taylor Willies	Falling Slate at Virginia Anthracite Coal Corporation, Nov 29, 1920 Dead Robert Draper Gibbs	HARRIS - SIMPKINS Tragedy, Nov 18, 1920	Boiler Explosion at Kitts Four Mill in Bland County, Dec 23, 1920 Dead Hughie D. Hamblin
	Car Accident, July 30, 1920 Killed Catherine VanPelt Injured C.C. Burnett Edith Koontz	Car Accident, July 22, 1920 Injured Dr. & Mrs Jenkins of Knoxville
1923	Pulaski Iron Company Explosion, Sept. 4, 1923 Dead William Mason Byrd/Bird D. Barlow Judge Johnson Bennie Ricks	Fumes Overtake Workers at New River Motor Company in Fries, Sept 11, 1923 Dead Albert Welch Injured W.L. Carrier Joe Edwards	Mack FARMER Dies From Injuries Sustained In Empire Mines - Friday January 12, 1923	David CLARK - Killed on the yard of the Pulaski Iron Company - Friday, Jan 19, 1923
1925	W.M. Bassett shoots wife and daughter - Feb 10, 1925
1928	Falling Slate at Parrott Mines, Apr 11, 1928 Dead Mr. Williams	Car Accident, Apr 16, 1928 Injured Mr & Mrs C.E. Iszard
1942	Two Small Girls Killed by Train, March 1, 1942 Dead Ella Smith Betty Smith	Car accident Killed John Bullins Viola Graves Injured Garland S. Price
1961	Bon Air Motel Fire, Dec 7, 1961
1962	Fire at Pulaski Veneer and Furniture Corporation, March 29, 1962	Car Accident, Oct. 29, 1962 Killed Amos Lee Hogan Ocie Hogan Injured Josephine Rollins Madeline Rollins David Hale

Special "thanks" to my transcribers: Pam Jones, Carolyn Worrell, Teresa Ferrell and Liz Linden

**NOTE - Some images may appear blurry due to the fact that they were images produced from microfilm

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