List of Dead in Bus Crash Raised 1020
The Salem Illinois dispatch reports the death toll from a major bus disaster rose to twenty with Mrs Emily Thomas wife of the driver and Ted Mullens of Portland among the dead. The chartered bus carried a professional roller skating troupe from St Louis to Cincinnati when a right front tire burst causing a fiery crash near Salem two miles from town. Five women and a four year old girl perished and three injured survivors were taken to Barnes hospital in St Louis.
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Salem, Ill
INS
Salem Community Hospital
Emily Thomas
Ted Mullens
Portland
Ore
Cincinnati
St. Loui
Don Flannery
Kansas City
John Creekmore
Miami
Fla
Dick Thomas
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Roller Derby Bus Tragedy Kills Many in Cincinnati
A bus carrying a second unit of a transcontinental roller derby troupe organized by Leo Seltzer exploded after a crash on a downgrade near a bridge. Fifteen victims were taken to a mortuary in the area and five to nearby Patoka. Survivors recalled the bus bursting into flames as it rolled over, with a Chicago driver recounting there was little chance to escape.
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Cincinnati
Leo Seltzer
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Miami
Cincinnaati
Patoka
Dick Thomas
Skating troupe member dies after bus crash
A member of a skating troupe wounded in a Wednesday bus accident near here died Thursday. In his last moments he joked with a doctor asking if he could skate again, receiving the quip that he could not before replying that he never could.
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Here
Driver Identified in Jan Crash Against Parked Auto
Detectives Bailey and Wilson named Harry Ardinger as the driver who hit a parked car owned by Rev. E. E. Russell at 1315 E Street SW and 1325 B Avenue NW. Ardinger, from Hesper, Iowa, said icy Cedar Rapids streets on January 25 caused him to strike the vehicle and he would arrange settlement with the owner.
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E. E Russell
E Street
B Avenue NW
Bailey and Wilson
Harry C. Ardinger
Hesper, Jr
Ardinger
Cedar Rapids
Russell
Traffic Violation Notice Sparks Police Attention
A man came to the station Thursday morning after being tagged for a minor traffic violation, drawing police attention to the matter.
Playground Kite Contest At Ellis Park This Saturday
The annual kite contest by the playground commission starts at 10 a.m. at Ellis Park with registration at the street car station. Contests include homemade, plane surface, and box kites for altitude and special prizes for most unique, most artistic, largest and smallest flying kites. Open divisions cover homemade or commercial kites for altitude and pulling power. At 2 p.m. rope skipping tests for girls in sixth grade or lower finish the day with awards for all participants.
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Tne
The
Playground Commission
Ellis Park
Cedar Rapids Couples Obtain Marriage Licenses
Joseph R. Buss and Dorothy L. Whipple both of Cedar Rapids. John W Parten and Mildred Marie Lundgren both of Cedar Rapids.
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Joseph R. Buss
Dorothy L. Whipple
Cedar Rapids
John W Parten
Mildred Marie Lundgren
Violators Of Parking Light Ordinance In Court
Cedar Rapids police court Thursday heard most cases on the rear light violation. Defendants paid fines of $1 and costs of $1.50. a few were fined for wrong side parking or other infractions. Notable names include WwW. T. Bowen and L. E. Wiese among others. Tony Macek opted for jail time in lieu of fine.
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Cedar Rapids
T. Bowen
Third Avenue
S. G. Addington
Fourteenth Street
L. E. Wiese
Fifth Avenue
Fred Ulirich
E Avenue
Loretta Prochaska
J. A. Dickens
B Avenue
P. Walla
Tenth Street
Don Sievert
First Street
Frank Mary
First Avenue
G. B. Carlton
Fourth Avenue
A G. Haddy
F Avenue
L. J. Nye
C. Duncan
Roy Dickinson
G Avenue
J. L. Beaver
Washington Avenue SE
Tony Macek
John Cox
Towers
James Leonardo
William Eliot
Super Service
W. J. Buchan
Second Avenue SE
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Driver
Also Hurt
Portland, Ore
St. Louis-to-Cincinnati
Thompson
Benjamin Franklin Senior High School
Alice Ferber
Social Service
E. W. Spence
Helen McClaughry
Opal Holloway
Imogen Emery
Eleanor Pohorsky
Ernest W. Anderson
Robert Lorig
Kent Andrews
Paul S. Ray
Homer C. Maxwell
Clifford P. Lewellen
Wayne Foster
Fred Fisher, Sr
Marvin D. Cone
Arthur Collins
C. C. Kessler
Erma Caldwell
Frank Vining
Sionaire
Wilson Kay
Henry A. Salmon
Joe Kleats
Indianapolis
Nick Kelson
Tony Marzano
Jack Israel
Ruth Hill
Kan
Libby Hoover
Louise Brower
Millie Cooper
Villa Park
J. Britton
Carolyn Barton
Denver
William Ellison
Jeffery Hickson
Wilmington
Del
Boake Carter
Ake
Carter
Weyl
American Tobacco Company
Virginia
Yager
St South
ASA
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