HICKS, Russell Brunson

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, AZ March 15, 1957, p. 1 King Atwood Is Injured As Car Wreck Kills Two King Atwood, 17-year-old son of Mrs. Bob Dyar of Wickenburg, is back in school at Arizona State College, Flagstaff, after escaping serious injury in an automobile accident in which two of his classmates were killed and three others were injured. The accident happened Friday about 23 miles south of Flagstaff on Highway 89-A when, according to Highway Patrolman Ed Short, the car in which the boys were riding hit a stone wall and over turned. The two fataIly injured were Harold Joe Beyard, 22, of Seligman, and RusselI Brunson Hicks, 18, of Clifton. Hicks had spent the Washington's birthday weekend in Wickenburg as Atwood's guest. Injured were Charles Richard Scheier, 18, of Morenci, John William Blee, 20, of Miami, and Atwood. The latter's injuries consisted of bruises on the head and one leg. Mrs. Dyar received word of the accident from her son Friday evening and early Saturday morning was flown to Flagstaff by Pete Petersen in his plane. Mr. Petersen went to Flagstaff Monday morning and returned Mrs. Dyar to Wickenburg.
Posted by Sharon on August 17, 2009

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