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Milwaukee Girl Dies in Ranch Fire Smoke Tragedy
A seven year old Milwaukee girl died as smoke engulfed a ranch fire on a Sunday. Ten Reed children aged 2 to 16 were affected. Polly Reed died in her parents home bedroom while a brother and sister were hospitalized in fair condition. Parents and a youth rescued the remaining siblings. The cause of the fire remained undetermined. Nearby clown Edwin Hanneford died aged in his seventies after a celebrated career with circuses including Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey. He was known as Poodles. Polly Reed was the deceased child in the Reed family tragedy. The Reed family home was in Glens Falls, New York. The article also notes the Reed parents and a dating youth helped save others. A separate report mentions Harold M. Wells, longtime executive secretary of U.S. News & World Report, dying at 62 after a long illness.