Fire Kills 12 Children in Walter Johnson Family
A Christmas fire in Charleston Washington DC killed 12 members of the Walter Johnson family including eight boys and four girls aged 8 months to 20 years. Johnson 51 was badly burned trying to save them while Mrs. Johnson 47 and son Nathaniel 16 escaped. An exploding oil heater caused the tragedy after the family spilled oil while brightening the home with a new linoleum floor.
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Associated Press
Walter Johnson
Charleston
D.C
Spring Lake
Mich
Muncie
Ind
Michelle Johnson
Joretta
Johnson
Nathaniel
Nebraska
A. H. Cholcher
Poplar Street
Deshler
Nebr
Mr. Cholcher
Vanderbilt weds fourth husband Wyatt Cooper in Arlington
Heiress Gloria Vanderbilt, 39, marries Wyatt Emory Cooper, a movie writer, in a private Arlington Virginia ceremony. Cooper, also 39, is said to be making his first marriage, with the nuptials announced by Vanderbilt's attorney.
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New York
Gloria Vanderbilt
Wyatt Emory Cooper
Arlington
Cooper
Gloria
Atlantic Area Briefs Include Travel Visits and Licenses
Local notes report Otto Hartkopf and family visiting Englewood Colorado while a marriage license was issued to David Dennis and Patricia Manning. Other items cover livestock sales, holidays, a naval leave, charity candy for the needy, a minister traveling, traffic fines, an OMVI case, liquor-store totals, a car accident, bond payroll plans, and more county notices.
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David L. Dennis
Atlantic
Patricia Manning
County Cork
Ireland
Clerk of Court
Mild Christmas Day Warmth Grips Atlantic Area
Atlantic area residents enjoyed a mild Christmas with a 46 degree high after a cold spell. The City notes a new time and temperature sign at the Atlantic State bank building and district 4 officials launched a highway commission project.
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Atlantic Area
Atlantic State Bank
Atlantic
Rider Bobbitt Dies at 101 After Long Ride Life
Al Bobbitt, famed horse rider and former deputy U.S. marshal in the Oklahoma Cherokee Strip, died on Christmas Day at age 101 while sitting on a porch. He had ridden horses into advanced age and later became a rodeo performer.
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Denver
al Bobbitt
Bobbitt
U.S
Cherokee Strip
Oklahoma
Jacob Shubert Dies at 83 in Manhattan Apartment
Jacob J. Shubert, 83, famed theatrical entrepreneur and sole surviving partner of the Shubert dynasty, died of a cerebral hemorrhage in his Manhattan home. He helped run 16 New York theaters and additional houses elsewhere, and his brother Lee Shubert died on Christmas Day 1953. The federal government recently sued for estate taxes claiming a $15.7 million bill against the estate valued at $25 million, largely from a half-interest in the partnership.
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New York
Jacob J. Shubert
Manhattan
Lee Shubert
Jacob Shubert
Sam
Shubert Theater
Shubert
Broadway Theater
Two Accidents Injure 12 Near New Hampton
A total of 12 people were injured in two separate crashes on Highway 24 east of New Hampton on Wednesday night. An injured woman gave birth at the hospital. Cornelius Baumler, 34, of Waucoma, his wife Lorraine, and their five children were among those injured when their car was hit head on.
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New Hampton
Highway 24
Here
Cornelius Baumler
Waucoma
Lorraine
Rigorous string of crashes and a house fire claim several lives
Ray Cooney, about 50, of Lawler, was among those hospitalized after a crash that also involved Mr and Mrs Baumler and their two daughters Annette and Joyce. Mrs Baumler gave birth to a 9 pound boy. LaVerne Faktor and his family were hospitalized after a station wagon collided with their car. Vivian Edwards skidded on ice into the Faktor vehicle and also required treatment. Marvin Dannen’s family home near here was destroyed by a Wednesday fire with neighbor Leo Jost notifying authorities.
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Ray Cooney
Lawler
Faktor
Edwards
Marvin Dannen
Here
Leo Jost
Plymouth AP Report On Two Story Tenant Farm Home
A brief AP note describes the two story tenant farm house in Plymouth. Details are sparse but indicate a structure of modest size and rural setting with a focus on its occupancy status and immediate surroundings.
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Plymouth
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