In August 1954, members of the Richmond Civic Ballet rehearsed for an upcoming performance. The app features breaking news alerts, live video, weather radar, traffic incidents, closings and delays and more. In May 1953, Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad conductor H.C. Rollins (right) and flagman C.H. The clinic, which opened in January 1952, was staffed by volunteer nurses. Only about 36 feet of the approximate 46-foot tower remain. This is where people live, Mayor Stoney said. The vessel, which he used for cruises on the Rappahannock and Chesapeake Bay and for fishing trips, was part of the Richmond-based Flotilla 51, a Coast Guard auxiliary unit. While it put on some shows before 1935, it did not begin a consistent schedule until then. Pictured (left to right) are Ken Daniels, Warren Mills, Hooker, Ed Harrison and Walt Lysaght. Police investigating road-rage shooting in Central Virginia City safety official John Hanna called the intersection the most complicated we have had to redesign and signalize in the past 14 years.. From left are guard Frank Boxley, center Fred Poss (in front), quarterback Dave Woolwine, end Wendell Shay, back Charlie Lavery and backfield coach Clark King. In November 1951, a dachshund float towered above spectators lining the curb during the Thalhimers Toy Parade in downtown Richmond. This July 1955 photo shows the view from Richmonds Chimborazo Hill at twilight, looking across Fulton and the James River. Mother and 3-month-old killed, 3 others shot Tuesday at Midlothian McCutchen said that following the shooting, the mother was taken to Chippenham Hospital and her daughter was taken to VCU Medical Center. On Nov. 3, 1950, Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Pearl S. Buck addressed the Virginia Teachers Association and Virginia Education Association in separate sessions; the VTA was a black organization. March 3, 2022, 11:13 PM. RICHMOND, Va. -- Police are investigating a deadly shooting at an apartment complex on Richmond's Southside Saturday evening. The Virginia War Memorial was dedicated in February 1956. Reynolds spent more than $150,000 on landscaping, including more than 10,000 trees, shrubs and plants as well as a green house that supplied fresh flowers for the building. The regulations were enacted because a surge in demand for goods after the start of the Korean War caused a rapid rise in prices. In May 1950, three members of the Thomas Jefferson High School cadet corps completed their daily flag ritual. A 29-year-old woman and two young girls, ages 11 and 15, were also shot during the incident and remain in stable condition. After standing for many years on a pedestal in front of Grays Armory at Seventh and Marshall, this one was destined to join its two mates at the city Works Department trash heap at the old fairgrounds, where those two had lain missing since World War II until being rediscovered in January 1952. On Wednesday, City of Richmond Police charged Donald Hemmings, 22, Shyheem Martin, 23, and Sha-Mondrick Perry, 19, with conspiracy to commit murder. The Cavaliers trounced the Gobblers 38-7. In May 1952, new policewoman Martha S. Jackson placed one of her first tickets on an illegally parked car. Fired Memphis EMT says police impeded Tyre Nichols' care In October 1950, Virginia Randolph helped S.O. 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House passes bills impacting transgender students, State board advances harshly criticized history standards, March for Life returns after abortion bans fail, Lawmakers target correctional facilities added fees, Medical use of magic mushrooms in Virginia rejected, Bill requires parental approval for library books, Three Va. towns make the ranks in this family survey. From left are Margaret Jones, Betty Evans and Anita Hagopian. An ad for the Woolworths Easter sale offered handbags for $1, records for 99 cents, and cowhide and plastic belts for between 39 and 98 cents. In June 1950, Barbara Kilday (from left), Becky Branch and Jill Arnold set up a net for tennis. In March 1956, a full house at the Arena in Richmond watched the State Group 1 high school basketball tournament. 1 to victory in the 20-lap championship race. With him was Margaret Williams, an occupational therapist at McGuire Veterans Administration Hospital in Richmond. 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In November 1950, farmer Ray Welch of Northumberland County used his homemade portable corn elevator. Woman found dead after reported shooting in Richmond In June 1950, gleeful children left Ginter Park School in Richmond as they were dismissed for the summer months though they did need to return a few days later for their report cards. In November 1954, Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother visited Richmond on a U.S. tour. In February 1957, building supervisors looked out from the platforms, which once were public observation spots. In August 1950, Richmond City Clerk William T. Wells (left) swore in attorney Lewis F. Powell Jr. as member of the Richmond School Board. In April 1950, Roscoe Turner (right), famed speed flier who helped develop Richmond's original Byrd Field, shook hands with Adm. Richard E. Byrd, for whom the field is named, at the dedication of Byrd Airport's new terminal building. RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -Richmond police say a man was injured in a shooting Wednesday evening. Regarding segregation, she suggested that in later years we will find teachers of all races meeting here together.. Test types vary by location and will be confirmed during the scheduling process. This June 1952 image shows one of Dr. In October 1957, about 100 firefighters needed four hours to control a blaze in the 700 block of East Main Street in downtown Richmond. In May 1958, Bill Shockley of Greenville, S.C., spun out in an eight-lap midget auto heat on the half-mile dirt track at the State Fairgrounds. Crime Insider @jonburkettcbs6s sources say Chesterfield Police are investigating a homicide on North Carriage Lane, near Midlothian MS. The $1 million building opened in September 1954, and it housed several departments for the nearby Miller & Rhoads, which had an earlier store on the site in the late 1800s. In October 1954, a group of costumed children celebrated Halloween at the William Fox playground in Richmond. In May 1950, Clifford Burgess (from left), Harlean Bibb, Charles King and Shirley Kingsley, who attended Summer Hill School in South Richmond, practiced a square dance called Duck for the Oyster.. A man has died following a shooting along the Midlothian Turnpike. In January 1958, traffic moved through the intersection of Grace and Belvidere streets in Richmond. In September 1951, a boy fished at the dam of Lakeside Lake in Henrico County. Earlier that month, the states nine parks welcomed more than 77,000 visitors during their unofficial opening week for the season. Boxley diverted her husbands attention from his bookkeeping to show off new inventory at the LPells clothing store they owned on East Grace Street in Richmond. Just up the street, multiple officers are on scene of a reported shooting at The Belt Atlantic apartments. The students filed out in an orderly column while a teacher remained at the door to make sure all youths exited safely. The men used the hot boxes at the Richmond YMCA, which could be set to 115 degrees and could leave the body cleansed and refreshed. More than 4,000 spectators saw Bobby Hill of Columbus, Ohio, the nations top racer, ride bike No. But she did note that women drivers were unjustly maligned: Women are as careful as anyone else, she said. The combat teams roots included the Confederacys 1st Virginia Infantry, which fought with the Army of Northern Virginia. The Byrd Park Methodist congregation, later renamed to Park Avenue, moved into the structure in 1952. In December 1951, Mrs. Herbert Flax showed her daughter, Susan April, how the light candles on the menorah in celebration of Hanukkah at Temple Beth Israel in Richmond. The queen returned to Virginia in 2007 for Jamestown's 400th anniversary. Watching the children (from left) were H.F. Taylor, Lions Club president; Joseph Rotella, school principal; and F.M. In September 1954, the Canadian ship Notting Hill was docked at Richmonds Deepwater Terminal on the James River. Several stories below the clock itself, four small balconies jut out from the clock tower on Old City Hall in downtown Richmond. This one was instead saved with a move out of the way of downtown traffic. In early December 1954, Richmond got an early dose of winter, with 2 inches of wet snow and record cold temperatures. The John Marshal High School freshman began learning short wave code the year before. THE TIMES-DISPATCH. RMA 460 Lawn Mowers - Midlothian, VA | STIHL Dealer 5710 Midlothian Turnpike; Richmond, VA 23225 (804) 230-1212; publicfile@nbc12.com - 804-230-1212. Tredegar opened in 1837, was a major manufacturing center for the Confederacy during the Civil War and continued as a production facility through most of the 1950s. As they closed and were allowed to fill with water, they became popular recreation spots. This May 1959 image shows construction along Patterson Avenue between Libbie and Maple avenues in Richmond. The trip, which featured a 21-gun salute upon her arrival at Patrick Henry Airport, included a visit to Williamsburg and the College of William and Mary. The brick buildings that stand there today were built in the late 1800s to early 1900s. Some drivers have collided with the ghostly vehicles, even hearing shattered glass and tearing metal. Capt. The motel had 26 units, and nightly rates began at $5. 2 people injured in shooting on Nine Mile Road This land today houses part of the parking deck for The River Lofts apartments. Super 8 by Wyndham Hull Street Midlothian Richmond Area. In the years after the Supreme Court's 1954 Brown v. Board of Education ruling, Virginia engaged in Massive Resistance to oppose school desegregation. Donte McCutchen, Hills cousin and Pastor at Love Cathedral Community Church, identified the child as Neziah Hill. These boys soaked up the sun while fishing at Shields Lake in Richmond. In March 1950, four girls played jump-rope in a Richmond city park. In April 1950, firemen W.M. In July 1950, women lounged on a floating platform at a swimming hole that was once a quarry. In September 1958, a bridge that was part of a Belvidere Street extension project near Chamberlayne Avenue in Richmond neared completion. More than 100 firefighters were needed to stop the blaze, which threatened a nearby stream, coal yard and other properties. Trainer J.H. Admission was $1 per game for adults and 50 cents for students. 5710 Midlothian Turnpike; Richmond, VA 23225 (804) 230-1212; publicfile@nbc12.com - 804 . 'It's just a heinous act': One dead, 4 injured after gunman opens fire Officers arrived on scene and located two adult females, two teenagers, and one child suffering from gunshot wounds. From RPD: At 6:31 p.m., Richmond Police responded to the 4000 block of Midlothian Turnpike for a shooting. The photo accompanied a Capital Sidelights column by Charles McDowell Jr. that promoted the sunset views from the hill. How to Stream the Virginia Tech vs. Florida State Game Live - March 4 This April 1955 image shows men dipping for herring in Falling Creek in Chesterfield County. The bridge was retired from service in the early 1930s after a new span began carrying southbound U.S. 1/301 traffic over Falling Creek in Chesterfield County. Video shows shooting at Midlothian Turnpike restaurant that - NBC12 3 arrested, more suspects sought in shooting that left 3-month-old The story said there were 122 such accidents in Virginia in 1949, with 23 people killed. In May 1958, Homer E. Pate, whose arms and legs were paralyzed, worked in leather craft as part of his rehabilitation. In February 1951, Roman West pulled the cord of a steam whistle at T&E Laundry on Marshall Street in Richmond. The International League baseball team held spring training in Haines City, Fla., before returning to their local base of Parker Field. Three fuel oil and kerosene tanks caught fire, sending black smoke across much of the city. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call police at (804) 646-0712 or Crime Stoppers at (804) 780-1000. Willie Mays (right) and Jim Piersall April 9, 1955. The school offered a wide range of programs, including sewing, music and physical education. The station was formed in 1948 as the Glenwood Farms Fire Department, serving the Mechanicsville Turnpike area. 1 dead in Midlothian Turnpike shooting - richmond.com Thalhimers department store employees worked for months to build floats, design routes and prepare costumes. In late summer 1951, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway ran its first diesel-powered locomotives through Richmond on two of its passenger trains. Rents at the 17th Street Market also were going up, and the city planned to raise the sanitation tax on vehicles using street space in the market areas from 10 cents to 50. Tactical Gun Shops in Midlothian on YP.com. Buckroe Beach was a popular destination for Richmonders in the first half of the century as railroads offered direct trips to the area, where visitors could rent a cottage for $50 to $75 a week. It still houses offices, laboratories and classrooms for Virginia Commonwealth Universitys medical campus. The Oct. 1, 1950, edition of The Times-Dispatch included a photo essay and story on train and car safety. The fountain was installed in the East Richmond parks central circle in 1909 and was illuminated with colored lights at night. In December 1959, the Seventh Street parking garage in downtown Richmond was the largest of 54 properties, valued collectively at about $1.2 million, that were slated for condemnation by the city as part of plans to build a civic center. Four days later, the Mosque was scheduled to host two shows by an emerging star, the day before his self-titled debut studio album was released. In September 1953, lightning flashed over South Richmond during a storm that brought heavy rain and stiff wind to the city. After closing in 1929, it reopened as the Park in 1938, then closed again in 1953. Liles had played the drums for years, starting when she was a student at Varina High School in the 1940s. This June 1950 image shows the Harpers Department Store at 201 E. Broad St. Mason, who started working for the Yellow Cab Co. in 1958, said she never had issues because of her gender. The ice cream shop, located on Willard Road in Henrico County, was a popular hangout for local teens. When the owner of neighboring fuel tanks was told that his were saved, he called it "the nicest Christmas present ever.". In February 1956, Teen Age Party, a televised music and dancing show for the younger crowd, was broadcast on Saturdays from the WRVA Theatre in downtown Richmond. In October 1958, a street-widening project continued along Patterson Avenue in Richmonds West End. RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) Three men have been arrested in connection with Tuesdays shooting at The Belt Atlantic apartments on Midlothian Turnpike that claimed the life of a young mother and her 3-month-old daughter, and sent three additional victims to the hospital. In December 1955, pedestrians scurried across a busy Broad Street at Fourth Street in downtown Richmond as Christmas shopping was in full swing. Students were in the middle of exam week at the time. This June 1964 image shows the newly renovated Park Avenue Methodist Church. Here, he greeted a crowd of 25,000 from his train in Petersburg, the last stop before heading to Richmond for his sixth speech of the day. In September 1953, two boys surveyed the William F. Fox School, which they were ready to attend within days. The Henrico County schools band previously practiced in the school basement, which caused a noise problem in classrooms. Galeski helped make a plastic eye. 5710 Midlothian Turnpike; Richmond, VA 23225 (804) 230-1212; A June 1950 image of the Grand Theatre at 620 E. Broad St. Just before 8 p.m. on Feb. 8, police found a man in the 6600 block of Midlothian Tpke with a non-life . The tobacco companies had moved out by the late 1980s, and today the old buildings have been converted mainly to retail and residential space. Midlothian | Hours + Location | Sports Page Bar and Grill | Sports Bar Lewis Ginter built the dam in the 1890s to connect Lakeside Park to the Lakeside Wheel Club. Around 7:25 a.m., officers . Trial for two men charged in Richmond teen's shooting death delayed. This April 1951 image shows the Richmond skyline as seen from the south end of the Lee Bridge. The bank had opened a West End auto branch at West Broad Street near the Boulevard in 1948. This April 1951 image shows St. Andrews School in Richmonds Oregon Hill area. The row formed the western boundary of a block that city officials were preparing to acquire. The Sharnezs grandmother has identified the 11-year-old as Sharnezs niece and her great grandaughter, Deniya Hill. FULL VIDEO OF WEDNESDAYS PRESS CONFERENCE, 4/27/21: Shooting on Richmonds Southside leaves one woman dead, four other people injured, 4/27/21: Neighbor reacts to shooting on Richmonds Southside after hearing barrage of gunfire, 4/27/21: Mayor releases brief statement in wake of deadly shooting that left four others injured on Midlothian Turnpike, 4/28/21: Three charged in Midlothian Turnpike homicide that killed a mom and her 3-month-old daughter. On July 11, 1950, part of the ceiling of the Park Theater at 810 E. Broad St. collapsed during a showing, injuring 17. Shooting on Midlothian Turnpike at Belt Atlantic apartments The contents were bought by two local collectors. What are the two bright lights in the night sky? Please subscribe to keep reading. About 6:30 p.m., Richmond police responded to apartments in the 4000 block of Midlothian Turnpike, across the street from George Wythe High School, after receiving a report of a shooting. The shooting took place after the bar and grill had closed at 2 a.m. police respond to report of a disturbance. His name is still being withheld pending notification of his next of kin. The student at Douglas Freeman High School in Henrico County spent his entire summer vacation rebuilding the car. At the same time, cadets changed to Navy pea jackets as a top coat - the previous style, an Army-type mackinaw that was made at the state penitentiary, was no longer available. In September 1958, a Chesterfield County farmer welcomed the sight of rain clouds, though they didnt yield any rain. This April 1950 image shows the horse fountain on Shockoe Lane, the small stretch at 13th and East Cary streets that is now referred to as Shockoe Slip. In April 1950, some children took a rest and got a drink from a fountain in North Richmond located along the Richmond Henrico Turnpike. He said the row of mailboxes was the longest on his route. In September 1959, Jimmy Harrison gave some friends a ride to school in his antique car. This January 1953 image shows houses on Belvidere Street in Richmond, as seen near Rowe Street, which were to be taken by the city for a proposed war memorial. There is a since of peace and quiet within the facility. This June 1958 image shows buildings at Fifth and Marshall streets in downtown Richmond that were soon to be razed to make way for a parking lot. In April 1952, Eleanor Brown, a student at Brook Hill School, donned a bunny suit for the Richmond Easter Parade. Chesterfield Police responded to . Rain totals generally about a quarter to a third of an inch across metro Richmond. Police identified the victim who was killed during the shooting as 30-year-old Sharnez Hill. Police investigating shooting outside Midlothian Turnpike store 7. The STIHL RMA 460 is available to buy at Pleasants Hardware - Midlothian in Midlothian, VA. The 1st Precinct station required major repairs and would have cost about $4,000 per year to maintain. That fall, Hofheimer's offered Stride Rite children's shoes - gas-filled balloons with every pair! - for $4.50 to $7.95. Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. The winner was Little Joe Weatherly of Norfolk, who later turned to stock car racing and won NASCAR titles in the 1960s before being killed in a race accident in Riverside, Calif., in 1964. The structures, which remained after the electric trolley system folded in the late 1930s, had become a nuisance, with chunks of concrete falling off of them at times. The warehouse blaze destroyed a lot of pieces intended for Christmas gifts. Richmond Police recovered three guns at the scene, an assault rifle and two handguns. The building later was renovated and became a childrens recreation center. In April 1959, the Town Motel had just opened at Belvidere and Rowe streets near the Virginia War Memorial in Richmond. In May of that year, during Park and Recreation Week, Maymont opened a nature center in what had been a stone and brick stable. Richmond police on Thursday released images of a man they said committed a commercial burglary last week. Anyone with information about this shooting should contact the Chesterfield County Police Department at 804-748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660 or through the P3 app. You have permission to edit this article. At this time we do not believe that they were the target of these shootings, Chief Smith said. In July 1954, Kitty Liles performed with her band. In January 1964, Jewell Mason, one of Richmonds few female cab drivers, chatted with her husband, Otha, who also drove cabs. Man injured in shooting near Midlothian Turnpike The local federation, assisted by the city parks department and state Chamber of Commerce, planned to host a square dancing festival the next month with groups from across Virginia. The cost of supplying water to all three was about $500 per year. The work was expected to cost about $165,000 and take approximately seven months.
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