Fire destroys trailer as couple flee blaze
Woodruff awoke and ran to the door to summon help as the inside of the trailer burst into flames. His wife did not follow, and the husband could not reenter due to extreme heat. A neighbor called Westfield Fire Dept. two gas tanks exploded, spreading flames through the structure. Fire inspectors will examine the ruins to determine the cause. The Woodruff couple lived alone.
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Rockslides Block Pittsburgh Rail Main Line
A rock slide blocked all four tracks on the Pennsylvania Railroad main line to St Louis in Pittsburgh. Large boulders up to about 30 tons tumbled from Duquesne Heights over the Monongahela River, halting traffic Tuesday night but no trains were struck.
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Generally Some Rich Person Wins
In Alpena Michigan Mayor Walter Weinkauf drew a name from 3000 entries for a charity contest. The winner was Marie Deno wife of Eugene Skeets Deno The Alpe na News editor The prize a five minute free shopping spree for her large family of nine. The moment highlighted a joke from Deno about pulling out his own family.
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House Trailer Fire Kills Area Woman
Beulah Woodruff, a 54 year old, died in a trailer fire at Vinneyville Trailer Court on Route 20 between Westfield and Portland NX. County Coroner Ralph Wallace ruled the death accidental. Mrs Woodruff woke her husband yesterday as smoke filled the trailer.
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